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We can try desperately OR try our best. One is motivated by fear, the other love. One brings angst, the other peace.

I believe we get to choose until we live the purity of love …

Your are love …

Getting to know yourself means bringing the unconscious into the conscious. It means looking at what seems dark, and trusting that you can shine a light on it. It means finding the blurred line between you and the facade you created to win approval, and then letting go of the facade as you dismantle it.

When you know what love is and who you are, then you can begin to paint a picture of what it looks like to love you. You can begin to manifest a well-loved you.

You can be the hero you were afraid to believe in, but knew you were in love.… More

And so it is with a grateful heart, we rise again …

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To truly love …

Loving others is part of being true to our self. And loving well is its own reward. I so deeply appreciate that truth. Still, as responsible stewards of love, we choose how and where to focus our energy. Loving somebody doesn’t include enabling OR fixing. When we don’t feel loved in loving, we benefit by assessing our “love,” rather than the one we’re trying to love. … More

Dear Friends … Don’t be afraid to get wet

It’s not obvious, but I’m standing on top of a big slippery tree in this photo. Why? Because I’m a monkey, and trees lure me. I want to climb. I want to swing. I want to engage with nature. I want to practice balancing. I want to remember that it’s okay to fall. Ah, I like that–my permission to fall down!

I know how crucial it is to risk landing on my butt. I was born breach. And I spent the first half my life trying to land on my feet, trying to be what I thought was “normal” and avoid embarrassment. That was my worst fear. I could handle the fall, as long as nobody saw me stumble.

So, you can imagine how grateful I am, as I stumble and fall publicly, to know that it’s okay. And what makes it more than okay, is the learning. The bounce is commensurate with the force of the fall.

I’m not defending the fall. I’m using it as well as I know how. And I’m seeking third-party objectivity. Smiling, too, at the generosity and kindness of humans. I am neither victor, nor martyr. But I’ve discovered that being true to myself can look like a bloodbath.… More