Everything heals. Your heart heals.
The mind heals. Wounds heal.
Your happiness is always going to come back.
Bad times don’t last
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Live boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly and completely magically!
“Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…
but merely to be LIVED.
Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly,
imperfectly, magically LIVED.”
love, mom
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Always!! cultivate an independence of mind!!!
True elegance for me is the manifestation of an independent mind.
Isabella Rossellini
By Ruth La Ferla
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Everyone has a purpose ... what is yours???
“Each person comes into this world with a specific destiny -
he or she has something to fulfill,
some message that has to be delivered,
some work that has to be completed.
You are not here accidentally -
you are here meaningfully.
There is a purpose behind you.
The whole intends to do something through you.”
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Monday, January 2, 2017
day84 : be wise ...
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| 'take no prisoners ...' gouache (2016) |
A wise woman wishes to be no one's enemy;
a wise woman refuses to be anyone's victim.
Maya Angelou
Not much more that I can add to these wise words, except maybe to warn of the trappings of feeling like the victim. When you feel like the victim you are surrendering control and responsibility, which can create a much longer negative affect on yourself and your well being.
There will be times when you are the victim but try not to dwell in that place. Nurse your wounds but then take back the controls of your life, being and purpose. This is a deliberate act and it is so empowering.
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Sunday, January 1, 2017
day83:make an intention to make your 2017 highlight reel, starting NOW!!!
“We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives...not looking for flaws, but for potential.”
So it is the new year, 2017!!! huh??!?
The end of 2016 truly cleaned my clock and I am still working on righting myself. And what this new year will bring is a big, gaping unknown ... but instead of focusing on big picture, I want to get back to what these 100 days started as, some thoughts and suggestions from one mom, me, to two amazing and stellar daughters, you.
What I wish to share with you today is to be kind to yourself during this time of 'new beginnings' and 'resolutions'! As positive and optimistic these days are built-up to be, I believe the new year really can bring A LOT of self judgement and self criticism, disguised as self improvement.
Many years back I stopped making new year's resolutions and started making new year's intentions. It might sound like semantics but it has made a huge difference for me. 'Resolution' sounds judgmental, something is wrong which needs to be fixed!!! Intentions has a kinder feel, it is more supportive, an approach which can be even more successful in facilitating change because you are not trying to work through the negative ideas highlighted by the resolutions.
That is why I LOVE this quote!!
And in fact I want to encourage you to take it further than 'balancing the list' with looking for potential!! The new year is a great time to take stock, review the last year for things that you might wish to change, but ALSO it is a time to note the things that you have changed, your triumphs, your successes. Too much energy is spent on the areas that are lacking, familiar topics are diet, fitness, money, etc... What if we looked at the new year as a time to celebrate our growth during the past year, remember the life lessons and small wonders?!?!
So this new year take stock is all the ways that you have grown and learned during 2016. Think of your 'first's, one of you got to vote in a presidential election, started college, went to NYC and loved it!! Also if you are going to use today as a day to begin new habits or practices, be kind and call them intentions.
Lastly, something that I have seen on social media these past days, and think it is a wonderful idea, is to start now, collecting the good moments, memories and personal triumphs of 2017. You can write them in a journal or collect them in a box or jar. You could do it daily, kind of like a gratitude journal, or you can do it when something good happens, but just start collecting them so on next new year's eve, you can review your highlight reel from 2017. I love this idea because in our society/world we tend to remember our failings, the mistakes and when we fell short so having a jar full of the good times is a very good thing!!
happy new years girls!!!
love, mom
if you have received this post as an emailThe end of 2016 truly cleaned my clock and I am still working on righting myself. And what this new year will bring is a big, gaping unknown ... but instead of focusing on big picture, I want to get back to what these 100 days started as, some thoughts and suggestions from one mom, me, to two amazing and stellar daughters, you.
What I wish to share with you today is to be kind to yourself during this time of 'new beginnings' and 'resolutions'! As positive and optimistic these days are built-up to be, I believe the new year really can bring A LOT of self judgement and self criticism, disguised as self improvement.
Many years back I stopped making new year's resolutions and started making new year's intentions. It might sound like semantics but it has made a huge difference for me. 'Resolution' sounds judgmental, something is wrong which needs to be fixed!!! Intentions has a kinder feel, it is more supportive, an approach which can be even more successful in facilitating change because you are not trying to work through the negative ideas highlighted by the resolutions.
That is why I LOVE this quote!!
And in fact I want to encourage you to take it further than 'balancing the list' with looking for potential!! The new year is a great time to take stock, review the last year for things that you might wish to change, but ALSO it is a time to note the things that you have changed, your triumphs, your successes. Too much energy is spent on the areas that are lacking, familiar topics are diet, fitness, money, etc... What if we looked at the new year as a time to celebrate our growth during the past year, remember the life lessons and small wonders?!?!
So this new year take stock is all the ways that you have grown and learned during 2016. Think of your 'first's, one of you got to vote in a presidential election, started college, went to NYC and loved it!! Also if you are going to use today as a day to begin new habits or practices, be kind and call them intentions.
Lastly, something that I have seen on social media these past days, and think it is a wonderful idea, is to start now, collecting the good moments, memories and personal triumphs of 2017. You can write them in a journal or collect them in a box or jar. You could do it daily, kind of like a gratitude journal, or you can do it when something good happens, but just start collecting them so on next new year's eve, you can review your highlight reel from 2017. I love this idea because in our society/world we tend to remember our failings, the mistakes and when we fell short so having a jar full of the good times is a very good thing!!
happy new years girls!!!
love, mom
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016
ALWAYS be who and how you are!!!
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"My wish for you is that you continue.
Continue to be who and how you are,
to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.
Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart."
— Maya Angelou
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
May this dress remind to allow the is-ness of the NOW ...
Accepting means you allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feeling at that moment. It is part of the is-ness of the NOW. You can't argue with what is. Well, you can, but if you do, you will suffer.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
today, be INVINCIBLE!!!
Monday, November 9, 2015
today, let us have courage as we face the coming week ...
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential.
Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
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