“Continue to be who you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.” ~Maya Angelou
It’s easy to allow life’s hard times to warp us into someone mean and hard, but choosing to continue to be ourselves with all of our kindness intact is a powerful way to prioritize healing and to astonish the world around us as we do.
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“Let me fall if I must. The one I will become will catch me.” ~Baal Shem Tov
Sometimes the very act of falling is what empowers us to grow into the person we are becoming who will catch us from the fall.
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“Forgiveness is healing … especially forgiving yourself.” ~Alyson Noël
As we observe Ash Wednesday today, I have been thinking a lot about forgiveness, especially the challenge I have with forgiving myself. I very often find that my lack of self-forgiveness is the primary thing standing in my way of healing.
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“Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” ~Frank Scully
I have a really strong preference for safe spaces, but growth and healing (the “fruit” of life) invariably occur outside of my comfort zone. Where are you “going out on a limb” in your pursuit of growth and healing?
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“Peace is an invitation in daily life to breathe deep, right here, in the uncertainty.” ~Morgan Harper Nichols
Peace is always available within me, but I easily lose touch with it when I’m stressed, overwhelmed, or anxious. Deep breathing helps me re-find that still point of peace within me and shed the outer stress, uncertainty, and tension. I just have to remember that peace is always offering me an invitation to breathe deep and find my way back to it. I forget that way too easily!
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