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wise words of Pema Chodron

November 30, 2014

“Our wisdom is all mixed up with what we call our neurosis. Our brilliance, our juiciness, our spiciness, is all mixed up with our craziness and our confusion, and therefore it doesn’t do any good to try to get rid of our so-called negative aspects, because in that pro...

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how to be alone

May 6, 2014

Since I've been a mama for so many years, I haven't had the opportunity to be alone all that much.

 

Kids are a wonderful distraction, and I did well in losing myself in them.

 

Since my relationship with their father has shifted drastically, I have time in my life, perhap...

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not pretty

March 17, 2014

Let's face it. We're not always pretty. So what.

 

Y'know ... life isn't pretty.

 

Sometimes it's damn awful ugly. And so am I.

 

Whatever it is, it simply IS.

 

Whatever I AM ... I simply am.

 

Open to it all. Embrace it. All.

 

In the end, it's beautiful beyond words.

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judgement or love

January 21, 2014

Wow.

Judgement or Love.

Can it really be that simple?

When I witness a stranger doing something I disapprove of, can I find love behind my disapproval?When my partner does something that I would never consider doing, can I look at him through my loving heart?

Where does ju...

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Sit. Stay. Heal.

November 26, 2013

Oh what a day.

 

Maybe it's because of the massive amount of sugar I ate yesterday, or maybe it's because I'm close to my monthly bleed time, or maybe it's because I haven't seen my children in nearly 3 weeks or maybe it's because .....

 

I'm ...Simply.

Fucking.

Sad.

 

 

“The s...

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no sadness without a story

November 10, 2013

Whenever you mentally oppose what is,

you’re going to experience sadness and apparent separation.

There’s no sadness without a story.

~ Byron Katie

 

I was sitting in the sunshine today. Feeling blissed out with the warmth of it on my face. Knowing that all is well, if I...

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little moments pressed together

January 10, 2013

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Our family recently went through a doozy of a moment that was most definitely challenging a...

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wise words of Pema Chodron

November 30, 2014

how to be alone

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not pretty

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judgement or love

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Sit. Stay. Heal.

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no sadness without a story

November 10, 2013

little moments pressed together

January 10, 2013

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    accept

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    beauty

    bliss

    breathe

    connection

    embrace

    emotion

    joy

    judgement

    love

    open

    parenting

    relationships

    sadness

    self-awareness

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    this moment

    what is

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