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Read more about the article DO IT!

DO IT!

When you want to do something, you’ll find a way.  When you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.

Quote by Jim Rohm

REFLECTION:

  • What is something you wanted to do and you did it? 
  • Is there something you want to do and you keep making excuses?
  • Do you really want to do it ?  If yes, what is one action you can take to move forward on it?
Read more about the article MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

Mindful dialogue invites true listening and true listening expands our ways of knowing and understanding.  Ultimately, it elevates discourse and makes it more likely that we will gradually LEARN AND GROW from understanding one another’s perspectives rather than just fortifying our positions and stereotyping all those who disagree with us.

From: ARRIVING AT YOUR OWN DOOR:  108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-Zinn

REFLECTION:

  • How can you engage in mindful dialogue?
  • Are you willing to learn and grow from another perspective?  
  • If yes, identify one person you disagree with and explore their perspective.
  • If no, is there something you can do to expand your understanding of another perspective  – listen to a podcast or read an article that offers another viewpoint.  

I AM MY OWN PAINTING

Hope by Michele Wahlder

I was a picture frame.

My interchangeable painting

differed for each person.

Hollowed out, I allowed everyone to see

what brought them pleasure.

 

Different artists painted my canvas.

Heavy-handed brushstrokes of 

unnatural hues concealed my true colors.

 

No longer willing to hide myself,

I break into the gallery,

grab my original art,

recover what is mine.

 

I dip my rags in turpentine,

scrub my canvas clean

till my knuckles bleed.

 

My canvas knows it is home,

back in my loving hands.

I paint with bold colors,

splashes of my life.

Poem by Michele Wahlder from her book WALKING BY STARLIGHT – A HEALING JOURNEY THROUGH CANCER

To buy Michele’s Poetry book, click here:

https://www.lifepossibilities.com/products/walking-by-starlight

 

REFLECTION:

  • What does your canvas look like?  Stepping back to view it, what do you like about it?
  • Is it a canvas you painted? 
  • Have different artists painted your canvas? 
  • How can you take back your canvas and paint your colors on it?