There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. ~ Aristotle Courage. Audacity. Fortitude. Spunk. It boils down to bravery, to risking, to spunk, to temerity. We can all avoid criticism but if we try, […]
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Social Isolation
I’m doing well. I’ve been practicing for social isolation my entire life. ~ Anonymous All the lonely people Where do they all come from? All the lonely people Where do they all belong?* In these days of encouraged/enforced social isolation […]
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I believe that, on some deep level, we are at a point in our human history where we are subconsciously acknowledging a truth that we are struggling to admit to ourselves. And that truth is that we are […]
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“Let us always love the best in others—and never fear their worst.” ~ AA World Services Inc. As Bill Sees It. A.A. World Services, Inc. Kindle Edition. We can change one thing, no, tw0! We can change our deeds and we […]
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When someone upsets you, instead of focusing on yourself or on the person who provoked you, mindfulness meditation teaches you to merely look directly at the emotion itself. What is this pain? Look at the pain directly, without looking at […]
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