"Travel isn't always pretty. It isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that's okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, your consciousness, on your heart and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind." ~Anthony Bourdain …
Tag: Self-Compassion
Step 288: Weighing the Ghost
"Genial - (adjective) - favorable to growth or comfort; marked by freely expressing sympathy or friendliness; displaying or marked by genius." Maintain True North! The world is full of stories - but the stories are all One. Acknowledging the Truth often means changing something. Relationships require effort - not to the point that we ignore …
Step 280: Re-Story Day
"Inimitable - (adjective) - unique and beyond imitation; impossible to duplicate or copy." To the Soul it's all experience - to the Ego it's called regret - shame - grief - pain - hate. Lucidity and clarity are always welcome. Expect news - information regarding new boundaries recently put in place. Are they realistic? …
Step 279: Follow Your North Star
"Redound - (verb) - to have an effect for good or ill; to become transferred or added - accrue; rebound, reflect." Eventually arrives several times a year. Suffering reminds us to allow the integration of Greater Forces to bring Soul and Self into harmony - WHOLE. Trust is staying in a state of alignment where …
Step 259: The Next Level
"Labile - (adjective) - readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical or biological change or breakdown: unstable. Readily open to change." Maturity takes a long time to cultivate. It's achieved step-by-step. It usually requires getting burned a few times before we "get it." Is "The Next Level" an up or down step? Your answer reveals the …
Step 250: Sunday Blessings – Unraveling
"Embosom - (verb used with object) - to cherish; foster (to make [someone or something] be in [a condition or space]." Disarranging order opens up greater awareness and new possibility. Revel and rejoice in 'mistakes.' Discombobulation creates space for "Cosmic Force" to provide insight. Simple is not always easy. Faith - Hope - Compassion - …
Step 217: Between Here And There
"Heroism begins with HER." ~A Mighty Girl We live in interesting times. There are NO easy answers - NO quick fix. Depth and substance - - power and control. Consistent effort is required now. Human takes much for granted. Wipe the 'sleep' from your eyes. Belief systems are being restructured. As Lao Tzu once said, …