“We need time to be awake but not ready and available — to our boss, clients, partner, friends, and even our children. Even the busiest, most responsible, indispensable, or in-demand person can create small spaces to step off the hamster wheel of others’ needs.”
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
― The Power of Off: The Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World
“It is not always possible for me to choose love in the midst of challenging situations, but I can definitely try to soften—soften my voice, my touch, my opinion, and my timetable.”
― Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love
― Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love
“When there is love to be given, I will resist the impulse to decide if I have time, because I know there is always, always time for love.”
― Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love
― Only Love Today: Reminders to Breathe More, Stress Less, and Choose Love
“want to be a “Me too” friend. I want to be a “Me too” mom and wife. A safe place where people can share their fears and struggles and find refuge and empathy, rather than pity or shame. Maybe”
― It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose
― It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose
“There’s commonality in the ways that we fear, and there’s commonality in the ways that we fail, and when we partner in the pain, it gives way to sharing in the joy as well. From”
― It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose
― It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose
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