The Journey Of Self Compassion

One Foot in Front of the Other

"Knowledge of the path cannot be substituted for putting one foot in front of the other.-----------Richards, M. C. Let's face it, we all pretty much know WHAT to do to be healthy. The challenge doesn't lie in lack of information or knowledge. The challenge lies in...

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Live and Learn

"Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster.. -----------Agor, Weston H. If you don't like some of the choices you made yesterday, think about why they seemed like what you wanted at the time (because they did or you wouldn't have made or rationalized them!)...

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Improving The World At Large, Starting With Ourselves

"In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the world at large for everyone.. -----David Hawkins, author of Power Versus Force Every time you think you don't have time to take care of yourself......stop and remind yourself...

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Unforeseen Moments of Happiness

"At certain moments, always Unforeseen, I become happy.....I look at the strangers near as if I had known them all my life....everything fills me with affection.....It may be an hour before the mood passes, but latterly I seem to understand that I enter upon it that...

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Put Your Mind In Gear

"Put your mind in gear before you put your mouth in motion. -----------Barbara Fife That can be taken both literally...think before we bite, which is always very good advice, but also thinking about what we are saying before we say it. Why are we talking about it? Are...

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Finding Blessings in Challenges

"My imperfections and failures are as much a blessing from God as my successes and my talents, and I lay them both at his feet. --- Mahatma Gandhi An immense part of the struggle with attempting to control over-eating is the guilt, shame and disappointment we feel...

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Get Back On The Horse!

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. -----------Margaret Thatcher Well, isn't that the truth! Wow. I think many of us could be quoted as saying that one! We all have our own stories.....maybe you've lost the weight before but it has come back, or...

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Putting It Out There….

Putting It Out There....The purpose of this blog since the very inception in December 2008 has been to help all of us (myself included) to step back and gain a little perspective on life, raise our spirits, share ideas and thoughts with a few laughs and sometimes a...

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Perfect Attitude

"As the snow falls, each flake is in its perfect place. --Ancient Zen Proverb Sometimes the best thing we can do is to relax and NOT try so hard. When we put too much emphasis on every little detail it is easy to become overwhelmed and frustrated, making it very...

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