“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby.… Read more →
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Journey to Patience
“Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant, and at times bitter.” I would say… Read more →
Inspired by: Colleen
We are happy to continue our Extraordinary humans series. Here is Colleen and this is her story. My name is Colleen Bruening and I am a cancer survivor. Many people think that surviving = beating = being cured. But even if you are cured, there is always the risk of recurrence. The reality is that there are no guarantees, no… Read more →
Failure is Not an Option
“People in their handling of affairs, often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.” -Lao Tzu If you keep yourself focused on the end result of your goals, and keep yourself determined to wholeheartedly never give up on yourself or… Read more →
Dare to Be
It’s time to try something new. It’s time for you to dare to live the life you always have imagined. If you could do anything that you have always wanted to do, what would it be? What is stopping you from doing it? What is holding you back? Life’s too short. We can’t predict the future, we only have… Read more →
Chances Are, It Will Change
Photo via Sloan Photographers “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ―Lao Tzu There is one thing that is certain in this world, and that is that things change. Everything changes. From the… Read more →
Gratitude in All Things
Take Time For Your Magnificent Self
Written by: Jenna “Letting Go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If in our heart, we still cling to anything-anger, anxiety, or possessions-we cannot be free.” -Thich Nhat Hanh Here are 10 things to bring some positivity and joy into your life this weekend: 1) Get outside and enjoy this beautiful Earth that we… Read more →
Forever, For Always, and No Matter What
Written by: Angie Photo by: Lyndzee Ellsworth I wish I could say that the last 12 years of marriage have been incredibly easy, or even easy at all. Wait, no I don’t. I take that back. I’ve been through a few things in life to know that not easy, is a good thing.… Read more →
A Grateful Soul
“No matter our circumstances, no matter our challenges or trials, there is something in each day to embrace and cherish. There is something in each day than can bring gratitude and joy if only we will see it and appreciate it.” -Dieter F. Uchtdorf Life’s challenges and trials… Read more →