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Are you too busy?
Occasionally the truth flashes in front of us; and we catch a glimpse of what contradicts the theory that we’re being honest, or that we have it all together, or that it’s somebody else’s fault that we don’t. We’re busy, though; we don’t have time to sit with the truth. And acting on it is just too much this week … this month … and this year.
Let’s not be too busy for the truth today.… More
Act on the truth …
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Love leaves no room for pseudo relationships …
I was so happy to see my mom Saturday.
As a little girl, I was especially close to my mom. She reminded me the other day that while growing up I was her little buddy, the one who prayed with her, for hours, the one who went to church with her every Wednesday night.
As a woman who now qualifies for a senior discount, I’ve added independent thinking to my strong sense of loyalty and conviction. I’m more spiritual than religious. I trust my heart.
My mom and I have expressed our differences. It would have been more comfortable to bag them, to leave my truth unspoken, and to grow distance, rather than real knowing and intimacy. We’ve endured some backing away and some chaos.
But I want to sing (however poorly) that it’s so worth the effort to be honest, to be real. I have never loved my mom as well as I love her now. I do it unconditionally without judgment, truly knowing her, not through the eyes of a child, but through the wide-open eyes of a woman who has lived 61 years.
I remember, as a dutiful little girl, massaging my mom’s back. She would gratefully reward me with a quarter.… More
Keep breathing life into your passion …
When you’re sorry, say it out loud. When you feel gratitude, express it. When you have a compliment, pay it. When you have a concern, share it.
Speak your truth; and you speak your heart. You let your partner know you. You grow intimacy.
And without intimacy, passion lives a very short life. … More
Satisfy your soul …
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