Author: Anne

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THINKING YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.  It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive or who ever had been alive.  Only if we face these open wounds in ourselves can we understand them in other people. “

Quote by James Baldwin from  an article titled “Doom And Glory Of Knowing Who You Are” by Jane Howard in LIFE Magazine May 24th, 1963

REFLECTION:

  • What open wounds do you need to face?  What open wounds do we as a society need to face?
  • What can you learn and apply from history?

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?