“Most birds were created to fly. Being grounded for them is a limitation within their ability to fly, not the other way around.
You, on the other hand, were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around.”
-William Paul Young
It is not the pain of living that overwhelms me,
but rather the paralyzing love that often buldozes my thoughts.
I am learning to allow that love to just be, without limitations.
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““We were all raised to build, build, build. Bigger is better, more is better, faster is better.
It had never occurred to us…that someone would intentionally keep something small, or deliberately do something slow.”
-Shauna Niequist
I am leaning that slowing down is hard work,
in fact it actually is impossible …
It makes me wonder what I might discover
if I could get a good handle on
all the thoughts …
swimming about in my head.
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“The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it.
It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows.”
-Brené Brown
I download the Calm app today thinking it can’t hurt.
I have tried everything else.
I will keep you posted.
It is dark when I get up, dark and rainy.
Squarespace is giving me problems,
taking several tries to get the photo to upload
things are wonky. . .
I can’t help but wonder if it isn’t me.
Snoopy didn't start off being a Beagle. It's just that ‘beagle' is a funny word.
– Charles M. Schulz
He makes ginger cookies, and cleans up the kitchen.
I clean the house, while he walks the dog.
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