“We have all known the long loneliness, and we find that answer is community.”
-Dorothy Day
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Mindfulness gives you time. Time gives you choices. Choices, skillfully made, lead to freedom. You don’t have to be swept away by your feeling. You can respond with wisdom and kindness rather than habit and reactivity.
– Henepola Gunaratana
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When you get to where you’re going, where will you be?
I ask myself this question often as I easily confuse productivity with busyness. I imagine you fall into a similar trap as well. Consider this, how many times a week do you ask someone how they’re doing and they respond with a slight sigh, eye roll, and an arsenal of reasons there’s just not enough time in the day. “Life is just so busy these days!” they respond. I’m definitely guilty of it too. I tend to wear exhaustion proudly like a badge of honor just so you don’t have any qualms or confusion about my level of productivity, or worth I suppose.
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Author Jamais Cascio once said, “Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival. The goal of resilience is to thrive. I never thought I would need to know this lesson until my life was turned upside down.
-Ruthie Lindsey
Meet Ruthie Lindsey
Today’s post is very near and dear to my heart for several reasons. Our guest blogger is Ruthie Lindsey (visit her website), a designer, speaker, stylist, and overall inspirer. She travels all over sharing her incredible story that invites us to a high and spacious place of living beautifully in the midst of painful realities.
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Let’s begin by taking a smallish nap or two…
-Winnie the Pooh
I recently listened to a fascinating interview with Arianna Huffington. Dan Harris hosted her on his clever and well-curated podcast 10% Happier. Despite what you may know or perceive about Ms. Huffington, I imagine you might find great value in what she has to say in this interview. The topic of conversation was somewhat surprising: sleep. Sounds riveting, right? Well, coupled with her thick, charming Greek accent and an earthy sensuality that’s endearing as well as childlike, I ate it up. Dan Harris is the consummate host as well providing subtle if not covert humor so as not to overshadow the guest with needless, distracting bravado.
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