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Armored
We have all felt pain in our lifetimes. It’s a non-negotiable part of the human experience. And since our normal reaction to pain can be to protect ourselves, we patch together armor throughout ...
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Editing Your Story
We are the authors of our own life stories. And as such, we alone possess the power to edit them. We have the final say in determining which pieces of ...
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Infinite
If there can be an infinite set of numbers between 0 and 1, then why not an infinite set of possibilities for our own lives? Out of fear, we often ...
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Joy & Sorrow
The Buddhists have a concept that life is filled with 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows. It reminds us that the two are not mutually exclusive; they are more integrated than ...
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I Am
The human desire to be seen and known is powerful. And yet, more often than not, we feel that no one on Earth truly sees us for who we actually ...
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The Shell Must Break
We all have stories we tell ourselves. Stories about who we are, or how the world works, or what life should look like. Since these are the stories we have ...
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The Wailing Wall
It can be a profound experience to bring our dreams, prayers, intentions and questions physically into the world. Transforming them into something tangible creates a place for them to reside, and ...
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The Space Between
We are creatures who find peace when we know exactly where our feet are planted. Because of this, it feels impossible to remain in the liminal space that exists when ...
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Viva Voce
We have been conditioned by the world to remain quiet in order to fit in. That need to be accepted is powerful, so we tuck our thoughts and feelings away ...
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Dreamscapes
Dreams point to the center of what we value in our lives. They are the branches on which our hopes may perch. By intentionally exploring our dreams, we create the possibility of ...
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Birds on a Branch
What is it you yearn to do? Who is it you long to be? We all have a desire to soar. To be the beautiful, free creatures we were born to ...
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An Untold Story
There are stories that we keep stowed away where no one else can see them. Many times they remain hidden because they are laced with pain. It may be a ...
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Perfectly Flawed
Since not one thing exists on earth that is absolutely flawless, we are pretty much guaranteed that neither are we. Yet we tend to spend most of our time ...
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Visible Prayers
Everyone has things that they pray for, yearn for, or wish for on a daily basis. Some of these prayers are deeper and closer to our heart than others. Whether ...
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A Buried Life
Our lives can become eclipsed by everything we believe we should be, everything we should do, everything we should say, and everything we are told. Sometimes we are shrouded so ...
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Possibility
Possibility can be an elusive thing. As humans, we tend to let our grasp loosen so that it easily slips out of our fingers. And yet, the truth is, the ...
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Brick by Brick
The way we communicate matters. Words have power: the potential to encourage, inspire and support, or to discourage, humiliate and undermine. Gaining awareness of both the positive and negative ways in ...
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Facing the Critic
It can be completely effortless to name those critics in our lives who have flooded us with disapproving messages. Their names appear to us almost instantly. But it can be ...
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The Cave
Sometimes what we cannot see clearly takes on a dark and ominous shape in our minds. Shadows loom large, warping our perceptions of reality. Warning sirens ring in our heads, ...
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Inked
What are those things that inspire us so deeply that we want to remember them every day? What words or images are so profound to us that we want them ...
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Manifesta
The world often tells us which skills and gifts are valuable, and which are not. We internalize this limited view of worth, shutting ourselves down when we do not fit ...
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The Mask
We all create masks, wearing different ones with different people, changing them out in different situations. Staying safe seems paramount, so we use them to protect those tender places in ourselves. ...
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Free from Fight or Flight
Nature provided us with an amazing ability to escape danger. The Fight or Flight response is invaluable when we are faced with physical threats. However, over time we have begun ...
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Between Black & White
We live in an overwhelmingly dualistic world. Things are easily defined, sorted and labeled as either black or white, good or bad, right or wrong, safe or unsafe. And yet ...
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Good Grief
Grief arrives in our lives in many forms. It is not always attached to a loss of life. There are innumerable faces that grief can wear. There is the death ...
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The Box
We unconsciously build metaphorical boxes to contain ourselves so that we can fit in or be accepted by others. Our fear is the architect, but our own hands join the ...
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Voices
There are a multitude of voices that speak in our heads on a daily basis. There are the voices of family and authority, or the voices of culture and friends. ...
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Fear’s Filter
Fear is a persuasive force, and has the power to obstruct our vision. When it is present, our ability to see clearly is complicated. It is no different than trying ...
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The Question is the Thing
Our culture is obsessed with finding answers. We are told early on that when we find the perfect answer, it will all make sense. Everything will fall into place. And ...
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The Choice is Yours
Maybe you’re searching for answers to important questions. Maybe there is an area in your life where you would like to find some clarity. Maybe you have a wound and ...
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