Another’s view
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The Landscape Within
From "A Mind At Home With Itself" Question asked of Byron Katie; and her response. "Mind is everything; mind is good," you say. Are you talking about awareness? Why do you use the word mind here? Why don't you ever… Continue reading
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Who you are
"Every no I say is a yes to myself. It feels right to me. People don't have to guess what I want or don't want, and I don't need to pretend. When you're honest about our yeses and noes, it's… Continue reading
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Self Wisdom
"Curiosity and Complaining are two fundamentally different postures." "The problem with complaining, is complaining is energy spent, that you could have spent asking questions. The problem with blaming other people and blaming them two months later, and two years later,… Continue reading
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One by One
Below is a link to a podcast about a Laestadian woman's experience leaving her childhood religion and how abuse was weaved in. Here is the link to the site. https://www.culturechatpodcast.com/helenalucia/ It is always helpful to hear another person echo your experience.… Continue reading
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The Body Keeps Score
"The Body Keeps Score" by Bessel Van Der Kolk M.D. is the most comprehensive book I have read about the affects of childhood trauma on our lives. And, how the medical community is in the learning stages of how to… Continue reading
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I disagree
Kindness can often mean "Excessive Tolerance" – Danielle La Porte I love this. I have felt that I am asked to be tolerant, more than being kind. Tolerant of behaviors that are hurtful or unkind. When does one get to… Continue reading
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Love and truth are one.
Martha Beck wrote about honesty check-ins. Where you set a timer and when the buzzer rings throughout your day, you see if what you are doing is in agreement with your truth. "At your first few honesty check-ins, you may… Continue reading
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Joy is Living!
While listening to a podcast, "Finding Mastery: Conversations with Michael Gervais" as he spoke to Chade-Meng Tan on Joy… they spoke about thin slices we can experience during the day. His one example, was when your throat is dry and… Continue reading
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Disconnecting
Yesterday I listened to this podcast about the value of boredom. I found it very enlightening and something I will now pay attention to. I loved how he is back to notebook and pen. When I was at… Continue reading
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Unwillingness to listen
"The voice for truth speaks to every person on the planet, every single day, and that voice is as loud as our willingness to listen." Gandhi I love this quote! Just as beauty is in the eye of the… Continue reading