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Rise and sparkle

In case nobody told you today: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. Pablo Casals, via Thoughtfulls You are awesome. Have a marvelous day!

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Happy New Year

Happiness is where we begin, not something we’ve earned at the end. We get to be happy now, right in the midst of it all as it unfolds. Happiness is not selfish, nor is it at the expense of others. (If my neighbor is suffering, I can’t truly be happy.) Happiness involves caring about and […]

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Note to Self: inner peace

I’ve really been fine, lately. But it’s the type of fine that is subconsciously used as a hope and a wish, rather than an actual reflection of how I’m really feeling. Can you relate? I discover this, as things just keep falling apart around me. It seems I continue to screw up, even though I […]

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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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