When you are part of a community, even briefly, you get to be a stronger, bigger, and better version of yourself. Definition of community – a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. A community that I am a part of is Naranon. The Nar-Anon Family GroupsContinue reading “Part of a Community”
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Rest !
Quiets my mind!
Alive
“Pain is the price we pay for being alive. Dead cells—our hair, our fingernails—can’t feel pain; they cannot feel anything. When we understand that, our question will change from, “Why do we have to feel pain?” to “What do we do with our pain so that it becomes meaningful and not just pointless empty suffering?”Continue reading “Alive”
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters
I.I walk down the street.There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.I fall in. I am lost. I am helpless.It isn’t my fault.It takes forever to find a way out. II.I walk down the same street.There is a deep hole in the sidewalk.I still don’t see it. I fall in again.I can’t believe I amContinue reading “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters”
Feeling Anxious ?
Practice not perfection
A Meditation
A Meditation by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov “Master of the Universe, grant me the ability to be alone. May it be my custom to go outdoors each day among the trees and grass, among all growing things. And there may I be alone in prayer, to talk with my Creator, to express everything in myContinue reading “A Meditation”
Be wise enough to walk away from negativity
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”―Herman Hesse “Sometimes you have to walk away from people, not because you don’t care, but because they don’t.”―Melchor Lim
Power Over Your Mind
You have power over your mind and when you realize it you’ll be empowered. Power assumes the right to control others. Personal empowerment assumes no such power, but recognizes complete responsibility for self and the choices made by self. “You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will findContinue reading “Power Over Your Mind”
Thankful Quotes & Sayings
“To get happier, try gratitude, giving back, savoring, encouraging your optimism, and celebrating progress.”– Jonathan Harnum “Be thankful for everything that happens in your life; it’s all an experience.”– Roy T. Bennett “Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.”– Ellen Hopkins “Gratitude means to recognize the good in your life, be thankful forContinue reading “Thankful Quotes & Sayings”
Balance ?
“There is no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.” ~ Frank Herbert Life, generally, is a mixture of good and bad, ups and downs, sadness and happiness, success and failure, sickness and health. The following practices will help bring balance back in your life: Be reasonable. People have a limit toContinue reading “Balance ?”
Grateful 