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The word belonging vibrates, sonorous and profound. Almost onomatopoeic in nature. It strikes at a feeling located deep within our psyche. Its absence leaves us bereft, fluttering fragile and unmoored in the wind. The warmth of its presence suffuses our body, mind and spirit with a sense of all being well in the world. How […]
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“The definition of vulnerability is uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. But vulnerability is not weakness: it’s our most accurate measure of courage.” ~ Brené Brown Given the first part of the definition above, it is no wonder that we want to sprint away from the whole idea of vulnerability. We want to build defenses so high
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Definition (The Compact edition of the Oxford English Dictionary 1971) – The faculty of making happy and unexpected discoveries by accident. The word serendipity was first coined by Horace Walpole, a member of the British House of Commons. He delighted in his gift of finding things unexpectedly. The name comes from the title of the
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In theory, we may think that we are ready to end a conversation that we have been playing like a broken record for a long time. Paradoxically, when the moment finally arrives and we fully recognize that it is time to let go, we hold on even tighter, more desperately, shouting even louder. So much
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Pursuing perfection smacks of trying to summit a mountain after having been kneecapped at basecamp. Reaching the top symbolizes the goal of perfection, but you are already crippled with expectations, frustrations and an inner and external peanut gallery of critics and judges. The teacher, author and artist, Julia Cameron, brilliantly describes the paradox of perfectionism;
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Image of Intention: An arrow-straight, direct, powerful. Its clarity and purpose suggest it arose fully formed from the smooth terrain of the mind. Yet, I know differently. I know that it evolved from curiosity-maybe desperation; inspiration-maybe boredom; intuition-maybe discipline; mystery-maybe knowledge; reflection-maybe confusion. Oscar Wilde revels in this primary marinade: “Besides, Dorian, don’t deceive yourself.
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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard When we live life forwards, however tiny our steps on that path, each step creates its own luck and opportunity. Those tiny steps give us the space, wisdom and courage to grow our understanding, however difficult, of what has already passed.
“My journey has always been the balance between chaos and order” –Philippe Petit A metaphor for life?
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‘There are times when life seems little more than a matter of struggle and endurance, when difficulty and disappointment form a crust around the heart. Because it can be deeply hurt, the heart hardens. There are corners in every heart which are utterly devoid of illusion, places where we know and remember the nature of
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I want to pay better attention. I want to listen closer. I want to see more. My teacher resides indoors and outside, but also arrives via a book, This Is How A Robin Drinks (Essays on Urban Nature), by Joanna Brichetto. This magical book portrays all that nature offers to us if we can only
