Tolerance: “the capacity to endure pain or hardship” ~Merriam Webster Synonyms: endurance, fortitude, stamina I once had a couples therapist…
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Restoring Steadiness: when everything seems out of control
Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light. Earth teach me suffering ~ as old…
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Acceptance of what already is
“You’re exactly where you need to be” I really didn’t understand this often quoted phrase. It honestly made no sense…
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Restoring Balance: holding yourself up when life is tilted
“You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of our grandfathers. So that they…
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Restoring Reverence: remembering I am a drop in the ocean
Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and…
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Self-Soothing skills: stockpiling internal reserves
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love” ~Rumi It is important to collect…
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