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Monday Thoughts 9.2.24

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”  –Mary Oliver “When you feel awe, the default mode network in your brain is deactivated…It’s the opposite of ‘fight or flight’ physiology.”  –Dacher Keltner ““Without awe life becomes routine…try to be surprised by something

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Monday Thoughts 8.26.24

“When one has once fully entered the realm of love, the world – no matter how imperfect–becomes rich and beautiful, it consists solely of opportunities for love.”Søren Kierkegaard “If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you’ll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.”Sharon

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Monday Thoughts 8.19.24

“Move toward the next thing, not away from the last thing.”James Clear “You healed your wounds instead of spreading the pain. That’s strength.”Case Kenny “Trying to hold people accountable who do not want to be accountable can sometimes be more damaging and re-wounding for you.”Vienna Pharaon #9 The past is

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Monday Thoughts 8.12.24

“When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short term discomfort for long term dysfunction.”Peter Bromberg “Please never forget how brave it is to continue to show up in a story that looks so different than what you thought it’d be.”Liz Newman “My idea of success is feeling safe in my

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Monday Thoughts 8.5.24

“All love begins with the love within.”Vironika Tugaleva “Show up for yourself the same way you show up for others. Give yourself the gift of your own time and energy. You deserve it.”Unknown “I was always somebody else’s somebody. I never knew myself.”A very 4C woman at our 2024 WFS

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Monday Thoughts 7.29.24

“Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed at how much more life she had time for.” Unknown “When you decide to go somewhere, be prepared to encounter life, be ready to experience the unexpected, and be open to embracing the new possibilities. Life is truly amazing if you

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Monday Thoughts 7.22.24

“Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” Winnie the Pooh “I’m so optimistic, I’d go after Moby Dick in a rowboat and take the tartar sauce with me.” Zig Ziglar “By watching the mind, we are developing a quality of attention that is generous and full.

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Monday Thoughts 7.15.24

“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” Prentis Hemphill “Just because they spew out trash doesn’t mean we’re in the business of digging through the garbage.” Jefferson Fisher “You can forgive some people without welcoming them back into your life.  Apology accepted. Access denied.”

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Monday Thoughts 7.8.24

“You deserve happiness even if you’re not used to it.”  Unknown “Ironically enough, when you make peace with the fact that the purpose of life is not happiness, but rather experience and growth, happiness comes as a natural byproduct. When you are not seeking it as the objective, it will

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Monday Thoughts 7.1.24

“It’s only a thought and a thought can be changed.” Louise Hay “Nothing will cost you more in life than a predetermined belief that things aren’t going to work out.” Donald Miller “The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves.” Pema Chödrön #2 Negative

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