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Momentarily gifted

Feel light. Feel free. The present is a gift. Right now, this moment. Ahhhh…

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More daily self care

We care for ourselves when we pay attention to what is also already going right, and not merely just what we are overcoming. Are you navigating arthritis in your hands — and you are able to open most containers? Did you forget deodorant on your recent shopping trip — and you remembered toilet paper? Did […]

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Self care is also in the moments

We hear a lot about self care, and quite honestly that’s a good thing. We can’t truly be of help to another unless our own cup is full, too. There’s a difference between service and martyrdom… It’s easy to think of self care in the bigger acts. Who doesn’t love the idea of really treating […]

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How in standing down I’m stepping up

I have a few things in my life to manage, and I tend to try to be on top of them. I feel better (read: more sane) when I face things directly. My tasks, jobs, things that are necessary of my days, interests of mine, and so on. I much prefer to take the lead […]

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An Astonishing Way to Live

When my children were little and I would begin to introduce them to something new, I consistently got two different responses: “Yes! What is it?” “No. What is it?” Do you see yourself in either one of these?

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