Category Archives: Touchstones

Touchstone – Go, Friend, Go!

Posted on Fri 09 15 by Lisa Sorensen

25 September 2015 Promise me you’ll always remember:  You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.  ~ A.A. Milne I was working through big clots of thoughts about how important friendship is to … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Shake it Up!

Posted on Sat 09 15 by Lisa Sorensen

18 September 2015 The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.  ~W.B. Yeats We’re each day, every moment, creating life.  Creating our life. A month or so ago, my husband posted an old … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Laying Down the Gavel

Posted on Fri 09 15 by Lisa Sorensen

11 September 2015 “Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.  ~ Brené Brown This morning a friend mentioned that she wanted to open some boxes, pigeonholes where she had set people with whom she’d … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Treasure Hunt

Posted on Sat 09 15 by Lisa Sorensen

4 September 2015 I hope you’ll discover, as I have, that it’s not what lands you in the dark woods that defines you, but what you do to make it out. – Joseph Luzzi, In a Dark Wood Last night … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Thought Modeling

Posted on Sat 08 15 by Lisa Sorensen

28 August 2015 The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.  It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.  ~ Albert Einstein   The importance of cultivating our thoughts, both for our own benefit and … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Defending the (Emotional) Range

Posted on Fri 08 15 by Lisa Sorensen

21 August 2015 “Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” ~Joseph Campbell   My intention for my life … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Delving Into the Dark

Posted on Fri 08 15 by Lisa Sorensen

14 August 2015 Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Take Your Mind for a Walk

Posted on Sat 08 15 by Lisa Sorensen

7 August 2015 “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone.”  ~ Robert Allen I love this quote, even though I don’t fully subscribe to it.  It’s patently not true about a lot of things for me.  The smile … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Mental Gardening

Posted on Sat 08 15 by Lisa Sorensen

31 July 2015 You are the sky.  Everything else — it’s just the weather.  Pema Chödrön  We have big space inside us.  Countless directions and dimensions in which to navigate within our mental space. Each and every moment is an … Continue reading →

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Touchstone – Inside Friendship

Posted on Sat 07 15 by Lisa Sorensen

24 July 2015 It is not selfish to love oneself.  A person can give so much to their friends that there is literally nothing left for them.  This is where lonely despair and exhaustion can enter in.  I know this … Continue reading →

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