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Category Archives: Touchstones
Touchstone – Being What We Are
10 July 2015 My eye is still twitching. The work I’ve done around it, both physical and emotional, hasn’t made it go away. I wish it had. I wish that there was always a direct relationship between effort out and desired … Continue reading
Posted in Being Authentic, Giving up on perfectionism, Touchstones
Tagged Christine Carter, Dalai Lama, dance, Self-compassion
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Touchstone – Knowing it will end
3 July 2015 It’s easy to acknowledge the singularity of each life in a theoretical way, but much harder for me to absorb this reality in a way that impacts how I live. It’s easy to say, almost … Continue reading
Posted in Finding Enough, Leaning In, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged anticipation, carpe diem, Dr. Seuss, highlights, Mae West, savor, three time stages
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Touchstone — Crafting Good Ordinary Days
26 June 2015 The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson This has been a week of extraordinary moments embedded in ordinary ones for me. Looking … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Finding Enough, Leaning In, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged Brene Brown, Emerson, ordinary, wisdom
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Touchstone — Meaningful Connections
19 June 2015 In order to have meaningful connections with others, we need to have a good connection to ourselves. I need to be willing to support myself, rather than sell myself out at the first hint of disapproval or … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Facing fear, Leaning In, Touchstones
Tagged Amanda Palmer, Brene Brown, courage, vulnerability
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Touchstone–Beyond the rules…trust
5 June 2015 Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans. ~ John Lennon It’s not about breaking the rules, per se. It’s more about listening in more closely when your comfort zone suddenly feels far … Continue reading
Posted in Facing fear, Leaning In, Touchstones, Trust
Tagged John Lennon, stretching, trusting
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Touchstone — Enough
This second post of the week is to bring a touchstone back to the first one, a link or a quote that relates to the topic and refreshes it in your mind, expands on it in your heart or brings a … Continue reading
Posted in Busyness, Finding Enough, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged Christine Carter, connection, enough, Mary Oliver, mindfulness
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