I cannot express the depth of this poem. It moves me deeply. I feel like it tells my story. I floundered in my purpose and when I was younger I had no idea what I was capable of. I was surrounded by such great people and felt […]
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Chapter One I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost …. I am helpless. It isn’t my fault It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter Two I walk down the same street. There […]
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This is a metaphor of transformation for the month of March. And we sure have been experiencing the lion with so much ice and snow. C’mon lamb! I’m soooo looking forward to warmth and flowers! This metaphor also applies to our transformation as we grow in awareness. […]
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It can be difficult to accept others and to accept ourselves. “I should be better. I should be something different. I should have more.” All of this is conception; it’s all mental fabrication. It’s just the mind churning up “shoulds,” “ought tos,” and “supposed tos.” All this […]
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“It is said that extraordinary people live their lives backward. They create a future, and they live into it. An exercise I teach is called A.C.T. backward. I want you to try it. The A stands for accept your present state. Understand your strengths and weaknesses, as […]
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She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. […]
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“Growing is the most important and essential endeavor that a human being can undertake. You can make money, you can be promoted or demoted in the world. Never, at any stage, is there certainty about what will happen to you in this life. However, there is […]
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When You Know Yourself You Are Empowered. When You Accept Yourself You Are Invincible.~ Tina Lifford Asking yourself questions is a great way to move into self-discovery and personal growth. As we grow and change, our answers will too. There are endless questions to choose from. Here are some […]
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All relationships are your mirrors and all people are your teachers. Ultimately the purpose of relationships is to help is become more loving human beings, and one way they do this is to show us everything about ourselves that isn’t loving enough yet. What has this […]
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Life delivers blows. But inside, you have an inner strength to not just merely survive, but to come out having learned or gained something. “We can all endure disaster and tragedy, and triumph over them-if we have to. We may not think we can, but we […]
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