Tag: acceptance
Sore Spot
Every time I think I know who I am, life throws me a curveball and I’m whacked up side the head.
Work With It
Be Where You Are
Truth About You
When you contact the truth about you, you recognize that a great deal that you have come to accept about you is false. You are not better or worse than others. You are not stupid or brilliant, or handsome, or ugly. Those are just judgments someone made that you accepted. None of them are true.
~ Paul Ferrini, I am the Door
Many times other peoples’ behavior toward us can give us the wrong impression of who we are. It begins from birth. Parents start to see certain signs of a personality in a baby and assign the child an attribute. Some parents may even tell a child what that attribute is (and other quirks they notice) as s/he grows. For example, stubborn, smart, sensitive, shy, outgoing, etc.
Embrace the Journey
Miracle-Mindedness
Continuing Home
I was thinking about my blog post (Nomads) regarding what makes a person feel like they’re home.
Remember the movie Sleepless in Seattle?
Deep Down
Believe for a moment, “I am loveable; I am acceptable; I am worthy;” and your victimhood comes to an end. Believe, “I am capable of loving my brother regardless of how he acts toward me” and the invisible bonds of projection fall away. If you offer . . . love that overlooks faults and soars above judgments, how can any less be returned to you?
– Paul Ferrini, I am the Door
Why did I get emotional? It surprised me how one little comment moved me.
Thursday Thought
Well, I don’t know why my Thursday Thought went up on Wednesday. Maybe wrong date? I’m not going to try and figure it out, but I’m sending up a bonus one today.
Fairness
The ‘What If’ Factor
This time of year has gotten me thinking about the ‘what if’s.’ You know … what if I had made different decisions … or nature made a different decision for me? What alternate path would my life have taken, and how would I have handled it?
Weekly Wisdom
Weekly Wisdom
Up, Down, Sad, Happy, Good, Bad
When I first moved to Florida twenty-five years ago, one of the local newspapers gave away free papers on any day the sun didn’t shine. I don’t know if that is still their policy, but I learned very soon that this truly is the Sunshine State.
Acceptance
Anything in life that we don’t accept will simply make trouble for us until we make peace with it. ~ Allen Reid McGinnis
Weekend Wisdom
Weekend Wisdom
Age
There is only one thing wrong with the younger generation – a lot of us don’t belong to it anymore. ~ Bernard Baruch
Wednesday Wisdom
Once again, I thought I’d share a little of what I need to learn on the internet today, just in case anyone else might find it helpful too.
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