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What is it that brings that sense of bliss, of wholeness, of harmony, of peace? It is not lying on the shoreline, watching the winding river flow by. Just as a salmon is meant to return to the source of … Continue reading
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Even if you fall short, there is something gorgeous and life-changing in the going for it. Yes, you may splat on the side of a mountain, never have all of what you envision, of what moves your heart and your … Continue reading
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‘The first rule of survival: to believe that anything is possible.’ ~Laurence Gonzales I have been reading a book lent to me by someone I recently met, Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales. It’s about those characteristics within a person that … Continue reading
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It is true that I hold a conviction that forms my thinking, my orientation toward life, my passion, my work; one that is not agreeable with all… and it is that every person has a purpose on this earth, not … Continue reading
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Oh to feel so right in being right. Such a nice cocoon for a little while, but so lonely and soul-eroding in the end. I was told once by someone, without meanness or malice, that I had barriers; that I … Continue reading
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Parents. Friends. Colleagues. Ourselves. A pull back to the ‘norm’ by the well-meaning and the rest. Doubt. Fear. Pride. Inertia. Lack of prioritization. Lack of skill in moving an idea to reality. Control disguised as Practicality. Depression. Exhaustion. Heartbreak. Negativity. … Continue reading
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One of two things typically happens. We look back and say ‘I went for it. I gave it my best’ or we look back and say, ‘I wish I had at least tried. I wonder what would have happened had … Continue reading
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Going somewhere, but not sure where. Anxiousness twists in my stomach, unchecked it whips itself into doubt and migrates to the center of my chest, where it sticks and feeds on my hope. Then, when my hope ebbs low, the … Continue reading
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Believe. Believe that it will come to be even though in this moment it looks like it will not. Believe in the amazing. Miracles. Little ones. Big ones. If we don’t see the amazing, does that mean it doesn’t exist? … Continue reading
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There is this place that we get to if we hunger for love and peace until every corner of our heart aches. It is a place where we have run out of things to try. We have no more tricks … Continue reading