It’s quite amazing the strength that comes to us when we nurture ourselves, when we acknowledge the scared child within and hold her, making her secure. We face nothing alone. Together, we can face anything. ~ Casey, Karen. Peace a […]
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I Will be Happy
I am no one’s victim. I am where I belong. Envy is nothing more than a hostile form of self-pity. I will not succumb to it today. Instead, I will be grateful for the many gifts, talents, and opportunities I […]
Continue reading »Fear of Ordinary
…the fear of being found out to be ordinary… ~ Weatherhead, Leslie. The Will of God (pp. 82-83). Abingdon Press. Kindle Edition. Why do we fear being ordinary? Why did we spend so many years denying that we were? Ordinary is […]
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Ask me to name one outstanding quality about myself, and I will hem and haw, knowing deep down that my best self-appraisal is unreliable. It seems safer to be derogatory than complimentary, to criticize rather than praise. ~ Anonymous, Overeaters. For […]
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I don’t want to project. But man it’s so hard. Regrets don’t get us far. Changing who you are does… Wow. This is like a shitty 4th and 5th step. ~ M.G. Hindsight is convincing. The paradox is that the […]
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