Posted April 19, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Paradox

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Carl Rogers says the curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

This is because accepting myself creates a safe, open, space. Like flowers, we thrive in good conditions.

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Posted April 12, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Togetherness

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Victoria Billings said constant togetherness is fine –but only for Siamese twins.

Key for healthy relating is togetherness and space, just like the rest in music and the comma in a sentence.

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Posted April 5, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Swim!

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You do not die if you fall in the water.

You die only if you do not swim.

It is important to do what helps us “make it” in life. Sometimes that is as simple as swimming….

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Posted March 29, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Nourishment of Happiness

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It is said: There is no nourishment like happiness and no illness like worry. Constantly eat the nourishment of happiness.

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Posted March 22, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Use Things

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Don Miguel Ruiz says, “Nobody abuses us more than we have used ourselves.”

We can learn to use things and love people. And we can begin by loving ourselves.

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Posted March 15, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

I Am Here

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Mark Nepo said, “After all, isn’t art in all its forms the beautiful trail of our all-too-human attempts to say, again and again, I Am Here.”

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Posted March 8, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Mistakes Matter

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Mistakes matter. How you recover from them matters even more.

The best way to handle a mistake is to learn from whatever happened.

Then you’ll not repeat it nor ever be paralyzed by the fear of making a mistake.

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Posted March 1, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Your Energy Touches Everything

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Aaron says to remember that your energy does touch everything in the world. When you are caught up in fear, that frightened energy reverberates around the globe. When you feel compassion and lovingkindness, that energy spreads around the globe.

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Posted February 22, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Eeyore's Wisdom

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Eeyore says that weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them.

Some people are like that. When you can, look beyond the surface and find those flowers.

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Posted February 15, 2017 in Wholesome Thoughts

Follow Only Beauty

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Kahlil Gibran said we can kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Those words may seem a bit foreign, but it is easy to honor the gift of living this way.

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