Do not give your shoulders over to stress, for it will only stiffen them. Do not give your shoulders over to burdens and shame, for they will only sag them. Instead, give your shoulders over to your angels. All so that they may have a soft place to rest when they come to whisper reminders into your ear, that everything is going to be alright.
~ Sandra Kring
Do Not Give your Shoulders Over to Stress
Strength Does Not Come from Winning
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.
~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
It’s Easy to Feel Uncared for when People Aren’t Able to Communicate and Connect with you in the Way you Need.
It’s easy to feel uncared for when people aren’t able to communicate and connect with you in the way you need. And it’s so hard not to internalize that silence as a reflection on your worth. But the truth is that the way other people operate is not about you. Most people are so caught up in their own responsibilities, struggles, and anxiety that the thought of asking someone else how they’re doing doesn’t even cross their mind.
They aren’t inherently bad or uncaring – they’re just busy and self-focused. And that’s okay. It’s not evidence of some fundamental failing on your part. It doesn’t make you unloveable or invisible. It just means that those people aren’t very good at looking beyond their own world. But the fact that you are – that despite the darkness you feel, you have the ability to share your love and light with others – is a strength.
Your work isn’t to change who you are; it’s to find people who are able to give you the connection you need. Because despite what you feel, you are not too much. You are not too sensitive or too needy. You are thoughtful and empathetic. You are compassionate and kind. And with or without anyone’s acknowledgment or affection, you are enough.
~ Daniell Koepke
Make Sure Your Circle Includes People who will Tell You….
Make sure your circle includes people who will tell you….
~ No
~ Are you sure?
~ Have you thought about it this way?
~ That was inappropriate
We have to have people in our circles who will push back, challenge, and therein make us better. All from a place of love.
~ Todd Nesloney
The Purpose of Learning to Work with the Unconscious
The purpose of learning to work with the unconscious is not just to resolve our conflicts or deal with our neurosis. We find there a deep source of renewal, growth, strength, and wisdom. We connect with the source of our evolving character; we cooperate with the process whereby we bring the total self together; we learn to tap that rich lode of energy and intelligence that waits within.
~ Robert A. Johnson
