December 2012
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“The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our...”
– Steve Furtick
November 2012
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25 Things I Would Tell my 20-Year-Old Self
Perhaps a little rough around the edges, this is the ‘no frills, no fluff’ advice I would give to my 20-year-old self if I ever got the chance to travel back in time.
Life is significantly easier when you’re honest with yourself and others. This doesn’t mean you should be rude and inconsiderate, but it’s better to be upfront when you have to rather than concealing things and letting them...
October 2012
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“I have a heart condition. Not one that you could see on an x-ray, or even one...”
– Elizabeth Garbee
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“Maybe, sometimes, it’s easier to be mad at the people you trust because...”
– Ann Brashares, The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
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lately
I’m having trouble sleeping.
When I do sleep, I oversleep.
When I also sleep, I toss and turn.
I haven’t gone running.
I haven’t done yoga.
I’m not eating well.
I’m thinking too much.
I’m not very happy. Therefore, this blog has been lacking.
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July 2012
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“Where are you now?
As I’m swimming through the stereo
I’m writing...”
– Jack’s Mannequin
June 2012
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“The true hero is flawed. The true test of a champion is not whether he can...”
– Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
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KNOWING HOW FAR YOU’VE COME: 8 TIPS TO CELEBRATE...
Editor’s Note: This is a contribution by Joanna Z. Weston
“Always concentrate on how far you’ve come, rather than how far you have left to go.” ~Unknown
It is laughably easy to forget to stop and take stock of how far we have come in our lives. Our world focuses so much on what we lack—be it money, beauty, prestige, or romantic success—that it is far too common for us to get trapped in the loop...
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TINY WISDOM: THE RELATIONSHIPS WE WISH WOULD...
by Lori Deschene
“When you stop trying to change others and work on changing yourself, your world changes for the better.” ~Unknown
There are certain relationships that we don’t want to end; we just want them to improve.
Sometimes it might seem like that will only happen if someone else starts acting differently—with more kindness, respect, thoughtfulness, compassion, understanding, or...
May 2012
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30 Things to Start Doing for Yourself
Start spending time with the right people. – These are the people you enjoy, who love and appreciate you, and who encourage you to improve in healthy and exciting ways. They are the ones who make you feel more alive, and not only embrace who you are now, but also embrace and embody who you want to be, unconditionally.
Start facing your problems head on.– It isn’t your problems that define you,...
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30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
As Maria Robinson once said, “Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” Nothing could be closer to the truth. But before you can begin this process of transformation you have to stop doing the things that have been holding you back.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
Stop spending time with the wrong people. – Life is too short to...
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“Love who you love while you have them. That’s all you can do. Let them go...”
– Ann Brashares, My Name is Memory
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April 2012
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“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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March 2012
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i'm a lost girl
A Lost Girl is: A woman in her 20s, 30s (and beyond) who’s more than a bit unsure about what she’s doing with her life, the direction that she’s headed and how to make changes for the better. Despite having a steady paycheck, a social life, regular dates, four walls and a roof over her head, she’s got the pressing feeling that she’s overlooking what’s really important, and what she ultimately...
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“No matter where we all ended up, we always had the power to steer the course of...”
– Jennifer Baggett, The Lost Girls
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“You can’t have the sweet without the sour… the sour is all the...”
– Scott Wilson
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“On a personal level, we all appreciate people who are kind and warm-hearted.”
– Dalai Lama
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“But the world keeps turning, at the end of everything.
Yeah, the world keeps...”
– Measure
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there is always an end to things
I finished watching all three seasons of departures today. It’s TV shows like these ones that really inspire me to go out and see everything.
But it’s a bittersweet feeling… saying goodbye to Scott, Justin and Andre travel, knowing that their three years of travel are done, yet feeling so hungry to see the world, and to learn whatever I can from experiencing new things.
Because...
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“We were searching for answers, but as we’d learn along the way, the ones...”
– The Lost Girls
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“I don’t want to take the road less travelled. I want to take the road that...”
– Me
February 2012
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“The resting place of the mind is the heart. The only thing the mind hears all...”
– Elizabeth Gilbert’s, Eat Pray Love
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“Through the events in our lives, good and bad, we learn who we are and what...”
– C. De Lima
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the quiet place project →
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“Humans need rests, relaxation, and recreation. We need time to think about...”
– Zen Habits
January 2012
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November 2011
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“We got books, buffets, and radio waves, wedding brides and roller coaster rides,...”
– Neil Pasricha, The Book of Awesome
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Instructions for Freedom
1. Life’s metaphors are God’s instructions.
2. You have just climbed up and above the roof. There is nothing between you and the Infinite. Now, let go.
3. The day is ending. It’s time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful. Now, let go.
4. Your wish for resolution was a prayer. Your being here is God’s response. Let go, and watch...
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“Mental weakness is greater than physical weakness. In my opinion anyway. Just...”
– Amy Trinh (I thought of this after my run this morning)
October 2011
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“The hours that we spent in between
They didn’t mean what we wanted them to mean...”
– Catherine MacLellan
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“Running isn’t going to tuck you at night.”
– Kara Goucher
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“The smallest things could create the tumble and fall to a person. But, at the...”
– Sage Oakes, Amy Trinh’s Into the Unknown ©2010
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tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
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August 2011
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