Author: Anne

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BEING ALONE

“If we don’t teach our children to be alone, they will only know how to be lonely.” Quote by Sherry Turkle

If you don’t learn the ease of being alone, you will always be lonely… (my adaptation)

Quote by Sherry Turkle

REFLECTION:

  • Do you like your own company?  Are you at ease being alone?
  • How can you embrace being alone – not filling your moments with distractions (social media, news, noise, etc) but alone with your thoughts … alone with yourself.
  • If you have children, how can you teach them to be alone … free of distractions – free of being entertained 24/7 with a false sense of connection. 

HAVING ENOUGH

There are two ways to get enough:  One is to continue to accumulate more and more.  The other is to desire less.

Quote by G. K. Chesterton

REFLECTION:

  • Do you have enough?
  • Are you still accumulating more?  If yes, what do you want more of? What are you hoping to be, do, have with more stuff?
  • Do you desire less?  How would this feel to ‘ have enough’ ?

ACCOMPLISHING MUCH!

” I remember early on how my grandmother would encourage me to envision even the smallest dreams down through my hands into the world.  She would say, ‘See it here,’ pointing to my forehead, and then she would take both my little hands and say, ‘Now see it here.’  Then she would laugh and say, ‘And soon, it will be here.’  With this, she would look around the room. 

For through her love, wasn’t Grandma creating me?  Don’t we help birth another the instant we encourage them to see with their heart?  Don’t we help birth the world each time we give someone confidence to build what they see with their heart? “

From: THE BOOK OF AWAKENING  Having the Life you want by Being Present to the Life you Have  by Mark Nepo

REFLECTION:

  • Reflect back… was there someone,  who through their love helped to ‘birth’ you?  Who was it?  How can you thank them or honor them for this support?
  • Is there someone you can help ‘birth”… give them confidence to pursue their dream?  Who is it?  What will you do?   DO IT!