“I have been given this existence, these years on this Earth, to accept what has come into my lifetime — wars, loves, trucks, betrayals, kindness. I must take them. I must find a way to live in this world. You can’t refuse it. And along with the difficult is the radiant, the beautiful, the intimacy… Continue reading find a way to live in this world
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owning your story and wildflower-like-growth
"Even if you can't remember all the details of your life from these past few years, you have been growing and changing through it all. And as each new day comes, there will be room for you to continue to bloom, even if you don't notice it right away. Embrace your wildflower-like growth—quiet, yet vibrantly… Continue reading owning your story and wildflower-like-growth
sacred space & possibility
A practice has a space…and that space is sacred. -Steven Pressfield, “Leave your problems outside” Get rid of all of the clutter in your digital life. Start from scratch. Say, ‘What do I really care about?’ Cal Newport I have been reading excerpts from Keep Going by Austin Kleon and practicing "airplane mode." This prompted… Continue reading sacred space & possibility
daring to broaden our locus of possibility
…if you wantedto drown you could,but you don'tbecause finallyafter all this struggleand all these yearsyou simply don't want toany moreyou've simply had enoughof drowningand you want to live and youwant to love and you willwalk across any territoryand any darkness -David Whyte- Braveheart, our searching and restlessness is proof of life, proof that we want… Continue reading daring to broaden our locus of possibility
committing to new adventures
Remind yourself of the value of detaching from work that's out of your hands and committing to new work that wants to be born. -Eric Maisel I have examining the specific habits and situations that derail my focus away from my priorities. One of those situations is when I ignore that I need to actively… Continue reading committing to new adventures
paving a new way
After the Rain by Alex Elle + Values deck by Lisa Congdon If you are depressed you are living in the past.If you are anxious you are living in the future.If you are at peace you are living in the present.Lao Tzu Braveheart, I share quotations and glimpses from my reading as points of inspiration,… Continue reading paving a new way
priorities
Highly focused people do not leave their options open. They select their priorities and are comfortable ignoring the rest. If you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything. -James Clear Braveheart, what are your priorities? What details come to your mind? Are you comfortable ignoring everything else? Something I realized this past year is… Continue reading priorities