“Do not rely on the outer world as your measuring stick for your spiritual growth. Rely on your response to the outer world to determine how much you have grown.” ― Basha Comparison is a surefire way to disappointment. There will always be someone more intelligent, beautiful, talented, wealthier, or better at something than we are. Several years ago, I was at a World Cup Equestrian Event in the crewing area,…
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“If you can sit with your pain, listen to your pain and respect your pain — in time you will move through your pain.” ― Bryant McGill Sometimes, an action or thing becomes so prevalent and commonplace in society that a term is developed to define it; emotional vomit is one such thing. E.V. is when our emotions erupt, spewing negativity and ugliness upon another person. Expressing our feelings without restraint may…
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Embrace adversity and make failure a regular part of your life. If you’re not failing, you’re probably not really moving forward. ~John C. Maxwell When we have moved through our fear of starting and are no longer intimated by the risks that may be present, we are well on our way to accomplishing a goal. However, success is not always guaranteed, even if all the pieces seemingly fall into place.…
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. ~ Helen Keller Greek Mythology has given way to many idioms. Warned by his father, Daedalus, Icarus was instructed not to fly too close to the sun, which would cause the beeswax in his wings to melt. Icarus ignored his father’s warning, fell from the sky, plunged into the sea, and drowned. The myth gave rise to the expression, “Don’t…
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May I be gentle with myself. ~Jane Lefevre Of all situations in which it is imperative to exercise patience, the most important is having it for ourselves. Impatience, like every other behavior, comes from within. It is something we learned, a habit we developed. Impatience robs us of being in the moment. It can take us into a realm of anxiety, clouding our vision of the task at hand and…
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Let us not mistake the idea that great exposure brings great insight. The topic of invisibility has been trending for several years amongst women over 50. However, it is not limited to women or those over 50; it has crossed gender and generations. Why we feel it or if we care about our visibility are the choices we make. And if we choose to live our lives out of sight,…
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle The human brain is hardwired to seek pleasure and avoid pain; the brain signals us for imminent danger, a safeguard for survival. But can we bypass this default? The path of least resistance may sometimes be appropriate; my GPS certainly thinks so, yet we grow when we do hard things. Like in…
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Even the greatest was once a beginner. Don’t be afraid to take that first step. — Muhammad Ali We come into this world as blank slates; everything is unknown. We learn by exploration; like sponges, we absorb the stimuli and data in this new reality. Not yet corrupted by the fear of doing wrong, we venture forward, eager to understand. Have you ever watched a baby exploring, putting whatever is…
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We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~ Epictetus Family gatherings are an opportunity to connect, make new memories, and share old ones. They can also be a barometer of our spiritual growth. There is no better place for those on a journey of self-awareness to test if we can really walk the walk and not just talk the…
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And this too shall pass. ~unknown Everything in life is temporary: our highs and lows, successes and failures. We judge what gives us pleasure is better than what gives us disappointment and falsely think the good will last forever, so we are caught off guard when it doesn’t. Living in the present is a struggle for most. We fixate on the past or the future, passing by what is now.…
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