Tag: #self-care
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Sit still
We were taught to be quiet when we were children, to listen. Somehow the world worked to change us. As an adult, I had to go back and find myself and reclaim that identity. I learned to be quiet again, to understand the power of silence and stillness again. A crow watches the birds at…
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Decompress
Lately, a lot of people I talk to have been describing “burnout” or talking about feelings of exhaustion. Some of them are people in their twenties! Our environments are key to our wellbeing. It’s not just the physical environment but other emotional aspects of an environment that define it. Processing the environment through your…
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Junk Food
Most of the time, I am not in a rush. For part of my adult life, I was always in a rush. There was full-time school, full-time work and responsibilities at home. My days were hectic and I ran from one thing to another with little time for myself. As I evolved, and in this…
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Resist
It took me a minute to process. I was driving her home. She blurted out, they told me not to be friends with you. They said you are no good. I told them, that’s a lie, you are good. I turned and smiled at her. Sometimes we are around friends and sometimes we are not.…
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Teaching Compassion
Growing up I was loved and protected by a circle of strong women. My Dad and Uncles, working class men, were also very protective. They did not have much education but they knew how to love and protect their own. They understood the values that are really important in life. My childhood friends, all from…
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