Posts Tagged "Maryland"

Time Alone

Posted by on Jul 17, 2013 in Identity, Relationships, Self-Care

Time Alone

"She was happy to be alive and breathing, when her whole being seemed to be one with the sunlight, the color, the odors, the luxuriant warmth... She liked then to wander alone into strange and unfamiliar places. She discovered many a sunny, sleepy corner, fashioned to dream in. And she found it good to dream and be alone." Kate Chopin, The Awakening

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Secrets

Posted by on Jun 18, 2013 in Self-Care, Trauma

Secrets

"Silence bruises the heart." Elizabeth Rosner, the speed of light

"Please find a way to safely speak your truth because the healing process cannot begin until you do... it is absolutely possible to heal and get your life back." Wade Robson

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Children’s Books We Love

Posted by on May 28, 2013 in Parenting

Children’s Books We Love

“No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time.” Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

A lovable but clumsy elephant accidentally destroys someone's home, then comes up with a clever solution (Welcome Home, Mouse). A child in Tanzania turns an ordinary rock into a beloved companion (Elizabeti's Doll). A boy discovers that he can write...

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Self-Acceptance: A Different New Year’s Resolution

Posted by on Jan 9, 2013 in Identity, Self-Care

Self-Acceptance: A Different New Year’s Resolution

"If you would see yourself reflected in the mirror of awareness the way you see your face reflected in the looking glass… exactly as it is without the slightest distortion or addition, and if you observed this reflection without any judgment or condemnation, you would experience all sorts of marvelous changes… It is this nonjudgmental awareness alone that heals and changes and makes one grow." Anthony de Mello, The Way to Love; The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello

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Saying Goodbye to a Pet

Posted by on Dec 30, 2012 in Loss

Saying Goodbye to a Pet

"I was hoping Penny wouldn't die in the night, but I thought she might. I wanted two days with her. Today wasn't very fun because we couldn't pat Penny." Rachel, age 4

"I imagine her in a house sort of like ours, with colorful flowers all around." Clara, age 6

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