tinybuddha.com There's a reason we often take the path most traveled: Seeing all the footprints on the well-trodden road creates the illusion of certainty, especially when many are your own. We feel safe because is familiar You know what's at the end; you've been there before. You know how to get
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06/26/2011
This is it. There is no test drive to see if it feels comfortable or right; there is no owners manual or step by step instructions - we go mostly by instinct; there is no parachute to secure a smooth landing or lifevest to prevent drowning; there are no summer classes to recoup lost opportunities
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06/19/2011
tinybuddha.com I was watching a speech from Dr. Brené Brown, who researches vulnerability. In her talk Dr. Brown explains how shame can be one of the biggest barriers to connection. If you believe there is something wrong with you—that you are somehow unworthy—you may hide who you are in fear of
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06/17/2011
tinybuddha.com "The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm." -Swedish Proverb When you do the things you need to do to take care of yourself, even though you don't feel like it, that's helping yourself. When you tell people what you need, even though you're afraid to ackn
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06/15/2011
"On a deeper level you are already complete. When you realize that, there is a playful, joyous energy behind what you do." -Eckhart Tolle tinybuddha.com In The Power of Now, Eckhart Tolle explores how people attach their happiness to achievements in the future. A perfect relationship. A promotio
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06/15/2011
When I was still very young I experienced my first betrayal, followed by many others from the same people. People who should be there to protect me, people I should be able to trust to care for me and have my best interest in their minds. That experience taught me to be wary of people and made my
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06/09/2011
"When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves." -William Arthur Ward tinybuddha.com I read somewhere once that we tend to judge ourselves by our intentions and other people by their actions. In other words, we give ourselves the benefit of the doubt, wh
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06/04/2011
