Tag: personal

Just To Be Thankful

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Gratitude
unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough
…and more.

It turns denial into acceptance,
chaos to order,
confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal
into a feast,
a house into a home,
a stranger into a friend.

Gratitude makes sense of our past,
brings peace for today
and creates a vision
for tomorrow.

-Melody Beattie

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May we each be grateful for today. Wishing you a beautiful week.
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The Strength in You

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Never forget
how far you’ve come.
Everything you have
gotten through.
All the times
you have pushed on
even when you felt
you couldn’t.
All the mornings
you got out of bed
no matter how hard it was.
All the times
you wanted to give up
but you got through
yet another day… 

Never forget how much strength you have learned and developed along the way.

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Wishing you all a safe and lovely weekend.
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Learning How to Walk Again: Barbara’s Story

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By Barbara Leonhard | Featured Contributor

[Part 1 – Hope Was Not a Loss: A Story About Measles Encephalitis]

My experience with measles encephalitis taught me a great deal. The greatest realization was that I could change my destiny. I had every reason to remain in the wheelchair because of the attention, sympathy, and love that not only I but also my parents received because of their poor little girl. But the attention from others could not offset the loneliness, the feelings of being diminutive and helpless, and the boredom.

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Loved Within

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“Having compassion starts and ends with having compassion for all those unwanted parts of ourselves.

The healing comes
from letting there be room
for all of this to happen:
room for grief,
for relief,
for misery,
for joy.”

-Pema Chödrön

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You are beautiful. You are loved.
You are worth it.
Wishing everyone a blessed day.
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