“Deep in your wounds are seeds, waiting to grow beautiful flowers.” ~Niti Majethia I’ve been realizing more and more lately how important it is to appreciate all of the beautiful moments in life. One of the most challenging aspects of living with chronic conditions is unpredictability, feeling great one day and horrible the next with…
“If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.” ~Rumi
“If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.” ~Rumi I have always been one to push myself beyond my limits. I would take on more than I could handle emotionally, and push myself through pain and negative physical cues to accomplish every task. Even when I was dealing with the worst of my pain from…
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.” ~Mandy Hale
“You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens.” ~Mandy Hale This is something I have always struggled with, especially during difficult times. Regardless of the situation, I tend to overthink everything with a strong desire for reassurance that everything will be ok. The truth…
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.”
“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” ~anonymous The act of letting go is much easier said than done. We all go through periods in life where we try to hold on to memories, people, and things. As wonderful as it is to reminisce the past at…
“Look past your thoughts, so you may drink the pure nectar of this moment.” ~Rumi
Racing thoughts. We all have them. In the busyness of everyday life, it can be difficult to sustain even a few moments with a clear mind. With so many tasks to complete, places to go, information to retain, and deadlines to meet, I often feel as though my mind acts as a never-ending internal checklist. Then there…
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
~Neale Donald Walsh For many of us, change can present itself as a challenging obstacle, especially when we have grown accustomed to certain methods of doing what we do. Although that content feeling we experience in routines can be comforting, it is important for us to have room in our hearts and minds for adaptability…
“If you want to know where your heart is…look to where your mind goes when it wanders.”
We are all dreamers. When we wake up from sleep with overwhelmingly happy, sad, or just plain confusing emotions, they are usually due to events that previously occurred in our dreams. As frustrating as it is, our ambitious efforts to retrieve our memory and grasp the meanings behind the dreams that provoked our emotions are often…
