“If you don’t love yourself, you’ll always be looking for someone else to fill the void inside you, but no one will ever be able to do it.” ~Lori Deschene I was a simple girl who met a complicated boy and fell in love. It was unrequited. I loved him with all my heart for
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“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” ~Zora Neale Hurston At the age of thirteen, my childhood as I knew it came to an end. My parents sat my brother and me down at the kitchen table and told us they were getting a divorce. In that moment, I could acutely feel
“It’s okay to care about what people think. Just know there’s a difference between valuing someone’s opinion and needing their approval.” ~Lori Deschene My date—an attractive student in her twenties—talked away excitedly, but all I could think of was this: “How can I make her like me?”“How can I impress her?”“How can I make her
“Everywhere you go, there you are.” ~Unknown I have heard this quote many times throughout life, but that was it. I heard it, thought hmm, and moved on. Well, here I am at the age of thirty-nine, and I am really starting to see and understand it. I first started noticing this idea showing up
“Never chase love, affection, or attention. If it isn’t given freely by another person, it isn’t worth having.” ~Unknown We met at a bar with Skee-Ball and slushy margaritas for our first date. She was gorgeous. I noticed that as soon as I walked in. I still wasn’t sure whether we’d have anything to talk
Hi friends! I’m excited to share that the inspirational Dalai Lama Global Vision Summit 2023 starts next week. This FREE event takes inspiration from the Dalai Lama’s vision, kindness, humility, and wisdom to explore how we can navigate our increasingly uncertain world with compassion and virtue. If, like me, you’d like to help create a world
“It’s not a matter of letting go—you would if you could. Instead of ‘Let it go,’ we should probably say ‘Let it be.’” ~Jon Kabat-Zinn When I was in my twenties, I went to see an acupuncturist because I’d been through a bad breakup and felt uncertain about my life path and purpose. “Went” is
“You gotta look for the good in the bad, the happy in the sad, the gain in your pain, and what makes you grateful, not hateful.” ~Karen Salmansohn The 2010 decade was difficult for me. Hardly a year went by without someone close to me passing away. When the tragic decade started, I was in
“I lay my head upon his chest, and I was with my boy again. I spent so long in darkness I never thought the night would end. But somehow Grace has found me…and I had to let him in.” ~From “Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt Bonnie Raitt’s surprise Grammy win for 2023 Song of the
“Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” ~Buddha When I went on my first diet in my teens (low-carb, it was back in the Atkins days), I wasn’t even overweight. I weighed less than 120 pounds, but my jeans had started to get a little tight, so I
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