What skills or lessons have you learned recently? This came up in group last night: Try to stay in two emotions, happy or neutral. Humans tend to think in terms of either/or such as happy or sad, relaxed or angry. Whereas instead of going too far into the harder emotions, if we move to neutralContinueContinue reading “Two Emotions”
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Breaking?
A poem inspired by Ibarynt (@ibarynt) on WordPress. An amazing blogger! Make MeIf you try to break meyou will make meIf you attack me because I seem weakyou will discover the strength thathas stood up to too many people like youIf you think me a foolwatch me leaveonly a fool would stay near youYou areContinueContinue reading “Breaking?”
For You
The For You series of poems seek to address some of the emotional issues that can create havoc in our hearts and minds.
Connection
The absence of connection in this world allows us to see others as ‘other’, not us, different, not important, wrong. To build stronger understanding and connections is to build a better world. This may sound airy-fairy, but when you see what governments are doing, it seems that the line for decency must be held by us.
A Joyful List!
Thinking about happiness is so important, thinking only about yourself is too narrow. So this is a list of 31 things that would make me happy if everyone, everywhere, had those things.
The Mind
A few simple tips to help you calm the mind.
Love is not Woke
The finer emotions are often denigrated as woke, yet these are the emotions that do not start wars, do not accept prejudice, and drive respect for others. What’s not to love?
Be Yourself – Live Your Life
Compromising the self leaves you not knowing who you are, never feeling right, and always being asked more of. Some thoughts about why you shouldn’t do that.
Hard to Say
Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why? Minds don’t stay in one place for long. I’m not a fan of looking back unless it’s to good memories. I do like to mull my way forward sometimes, but then that can be to miss the here and now, which isContinueContinue reading “Hard to Say”
Let’s Share the Good
No matter who you are, where you live, what you believe in, or even if you don’t believe, may the Christian festive season bring you much joy and happiness. May the coming year be kind to you, to us all. May wars end, famine disappear, and the violent find kindness within. May our weather beContinueContinue reading “Let’s Share the Good”
Deb Hawken - Amorah 