Unconditional love is not the hole in us that receives dirt, but the sun within that never stops shining.
FROM: THE BOOK OF AWAKENING Having The Life You Want By Being Present To The Life You Have by Mark Nepo
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The people most likely to sign up for coaching or additional learning are the folks who are already good at their craft. “I’m terrible at this,” can lead to, “and “I don’t want to be reminded of it.” Or perhaps, “I don’t want to waste their time,” or “I’m never going to get better.” When it’s possible to get better, embracing mediocrity isn’t a useful strategy. I’d rather have a surgeon who regularly attends trainings, wouldn’t you? Read a book, find a coach, organize a group. If you’re serious about getting better, you’ll improve. Learning creates more competence but first, it amplifies our feelings of incompetence.
Source: Seth Godin’s Daily Blog
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i am interested in the kind of people who have walked a few miles on rugged ground. who have felt the earth tremble beneath their feet and somehow kept going. i am interested in the kind of people who have lines around their mouths and lines around their eyes from hardship and love and loss and lacking. i am interested in the kind of people who have had to fight for something. who did not feel beautiful once but came to understand that radiance is knit from the strands of the soul within. i am interested in the kind of people who have had to hurt. and hope. and heal. who learned the hard way. who chose resilience. who never knew the kind of strength that comes along when you have nowhere else to look but – up.
Poem by ullie-kaye
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