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That’s what’s always happened before—he goes off, doors slam, he freezes me out, ignores my calls, but then he realizes his mistake and just when I think I’m ready to start getting over him, there he is again, holding out his hand and
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“I’ll never be the size I was before I had kids, and I’m fine with that. My health isn’t a number on the scale or on a tag in my jeans. I feel good about my body because it gets me through this life. I want to be around as long as possible to see my kids grow up, so I take care of it. I can’t remember when I last felt like this.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“grateful for time, which doesn’t always heal all wounds, but teaches us how to be happy again even with our scars.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“The names of coffee beans mostly derive from where they are grown. In the case of mocha, the beans are grown in Yemen and Ethiopia and named after Yemen’s port city of Mocha, where they were traditionally shipped from. Kilimanjaro beans are grown in Tanzania”
― Tales from the Cafe
― Tales from the Cafe
“A que los miedos convierten a los humanos en leyendas. Es imposible luchar contra una leyenda. Es imposible decirse a uno mismo que no debe tener miedo de algo si no lo comprende.”
― Cómo (no) escribí nuestra historia
― Cómo (no) escribí nuestra historia
“quote from Dr. Dan Siegel: “The best predictor of a child’s well-being is the parent’s self-understanding.” What this means is that when we understand why we are so reactive—what old patterns and wounds are being triggered for us—we can begin to heal and choose a different way of being, rather than repeating dysfunctional family patterns. We can have a chance to refrain from unwittingly passing this baggage onto our kids.”
― Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
― Raising Good Humans: A Mindful Guide to Breaking the Cycle of Reactive Parenting and Raising Kind, Confident Kids
Discourse in a Digital Age
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— last activity Apr 01, 2020 10:26AM
Welcome to the online face of Discourse in a Digital Age! This face-to-face book discussion met from 2013-2018 in St. Louis, Missouri. We talked about ...more
Schlafly Global Book Discussion Group
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— last activity Jan 22, 2021 11:02PM
Join the St Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch Global Book Discussion Group online or in-person each month as we read a selection of current global ...more
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