Author: Anne

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WIDENING YOUR CIRCLE

Only in an open, nonjudgmental space can we acknowledge what we are feeling.  Only in an open space where we’re not all caught up in our own version of reality can we see and hear and feel who others really are, which allows us to be with them and communicate with them properly.

From: WHEN THINGS FALL APART  Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron

REFLECTION:

  • Examine the space where you reside (emotionally/ physically). Is it open, nonjudgmental space? 
  • If not, what can you do to create an open space which allows others to express more fully?

GOOD FRIENDS

Good friends are like shock absorbers.  They help you take the lumps and bumps on the road of life. 

Quote by Frank Tyger

REFLECTION: 

  • Do you have a friend that helps you take the lumps and bumps in life? 
  • How can you let them know that today?

INTIMACY… Into To Me I See

The story of human intimacy is one of constantly allowing ourselves to see those we love most deeply in a new, more fractured light.  Look hard.  Risk that.

Quote by Cheryl Strayed

REFLECTION:

  • Intimacy requires us to see another through a different light.  Reflect on someone you love, how can you see them in a new way?
  • How can you see the “other” in a new way?  Whether this is people of different color or religion or gender or socioeconomic  status….