““ Empathy ’ s the remedy to pity. The 2 most effective words when we’’ re in battle: me too. ” ~ Brené Brown There is a lot power in offering yourself a voice; in deciding to utilize that voice for reality; in enlivening the tricks, judgment, and embarassment you keep concealed away. ““ Me …
Tag: letting go
Why Introverts Feel Drained in Groups and How I Preserve My Energy
““ In the middle of motion and mayhem, keep stillness within you.” ” ~ Deepak Chopra When I was more youthful, I was constantly described as ““ the peaceful one. ” I didn ’ t mind it; I understood I was much quieter than many people I fulfilled. Not investing and speaking time on’my own …
Loving Yourself When You’re Addicted to Self-Improvement
” Whatever cleanses you is the best course.” ~ Rumi I’m fed up with readying. It’s time to be pleasantly complimentary. How I want I might state that without entering to ensure you that I assure I’’ ll still ready. . The reality is, I stress. Less than I utilized to, howeverstill, I’do. . I …
How to Be Less Anxious About Things You Can’t Change
““ One of the happiest minutes is when you discover the nerve to let go of exactly what you can’’ t modification.” ~ Unknown . Over the last couple of years, I’’ ve needed to handle an aggravating issue. It’’ s something that ’ s not unusual, however it can be incapacitating, and it has …
What If You Were Suddenly Forgiven?
““ Forgiveness is not constantly simple. Sometimes, it feels more uncomfortable than the injury we suffered, to forgive the one that caused it. But, there is no peace without forgiveness.” ” ~ Marianne Williamson Twenty-seven years ago I made a dreadful error that resulted in losing the relationship of somebody crucial to me. I was …
The Importance of Finding and Standing in Our Truth
“What I know for sure is that you feel real joy in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth.” ~Oprah Winfrey If we cannot live in and from our truth, then we cannot be authentic. The process of self- actualization is not striving to become the person we are supposed to …
This Weekend I Fell Apart, and That’s Okay
“Look for something positive each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder.” ~Unknown This weekend I hurt more than I have in a very long time. It all started on Friday, when my boyfriend and I headed out to spend the weekend with friends—two couples, both with babies in tow. …
How I’m Freeing Myself from the Trap of Stuff I Don’t Need
“In the marketing society, we seek fulfillment but settle for abundance. Prisoners of plenty, we have the freedom to consume instead of the freedom to find our place in the world.” ~Clive Hamilton, Growth Fetish I come from a time where passbook savings accounts were the norm. I can recall skipping along to the bank, aged eight, …
8 Things I Learned from Watching My Mum Die
“Pain changes your life forever. But so does healing from it.” ~Kayil York In 2012 my mum got diagnosed with cancer. After an operation, she was cancer-free for some time when in March 2017 it was discovered that the cancer had returned and had spread everywhere, notably to her lungs. She was adamant that she …
How Journaling Helped Me Heal from Grief and How It Can Help You Too
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ~C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed The day I was told that the man I loved was going to die from cancer, I did two things: I made a pact with myself never to have more than one bottle of wine in the house. I …