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“We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.” ~Brené Brown January – 2012 I remember sitting in a small, dark room waiting for the surgeon to arrive. My son had just had major surgery to treat a complex condition that had cost him his small bowel, and it had taken much longer than expected. My stomach felt tense...

“Wounded children have a rage, a sense of failed justice that burns in their souls. What do they do with that rage? Since they would never harm another, they turn that rage inward. They become the target of their own rage.” ~Woody Haiken Survival mechanisms are ways of being that we picked up along the way to help us cope with what was happening in our reality. Getting mad at ourselves for doing what we do only promotes self-hate. We’re not bad or wrong; in fact, we’re pretty damn intelligent....

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” ~Thomas Jefferson To most people, redundancy is a dreaded word. It conjures up thoughts of hardship, of scarcity, and of struggling to make ends meet. I have twice been made redundant, and at both times, it was difficult to accept. Throughout the redundancy process, and for some time afterward, my emotions were all over the place, making it difficult for me to think straight. But I’ve...

This post contains a giveaway. If you’re reading this in your inbox, click here to enter on the site! Hi friends! I’m excited to share that the Dalai Lama has released his first music offering, an 11-track album of mantras and teachings set to music, and I have five free CD sets to give away to the Tiny Buddha community! The CD set was actually released just recently on my birthday, August 28th, after a July 6th release on digital platforms to honor the Dalai Lama’s 85th birthday. Upon...

“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this is the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at the moment.” ~Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose Have you ever felt a general dissatisfaction with where you are in life? Ever felt like you can do something better than what you’re doing, but you’re not sure exactly what or how? I have. In fact, I still feel this way,...

“Placing the blame or judgment on someone else leaves you powerless to change your experience; taking responsibility for your beliefs and judgment gives you the power to change them.” ~ Byron Katie I will never forget the day a dear friend of mine told me I sounded like a victim. I can recall I was outraged with a guy who didn’t fulfill my needs and my expectations in love. In other words, he broke up with me, refusing to fill up my cup with the precious things I didn’t know how to give myself:...

“Quiet the voice telling you to do more and be more, and trust that in this moment, who you are, where you are at, and what you are doing is enough. You will get to where you need to be in your own time. Until then, breathe. Breathe and be patient with yourself and your process. You are doing the best you can to cope and survive amid your struggles, and that’s all you can ask of yourself. It’s enough. You are enough.” ~Daniell Koepke I feel a bit like Frodo Baggins. I’m on this...

Do you ever read about other people’s creative hobbies and think, “Man, that sounds like a lot of fun”? Do you ever look through creative Pinterest pages and think, “You know, I bet I could do that?” There’s something about art that instantly evokes a feeling of joy and relaxation—or at least it does for me. Maybe it’s memories of carefree childhood afternoons spent creating Lego houses and playdough sculptures. Or maybe it’s the fantasy of being an artsy kind of person—eccentric,...

“The pressure to be grateful kept me away from the more painful and real feelings of grief, anger, and abandonment. Growing up, gratitude was one more brick on the pile that kept all of the secrets of abuse in place. It was just one more thing that made me feel like being who I am, as I am, isn’t enough.” ~Vicki Peterson The pathway to gratitude for a person with developmental trauma is not always straightforward. You try your best and even purchased a journal specifically to try the ritual...

“A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.” ~Nelson Mandela Ever thought, “Life is so unfair!” Is it, really? Has life given you circumstances that keep you in a deep, dark hole of disadvantages that seem impossible to clamber out of? Has life decided that you need to live in abject poverty and watch everyone in your life suffer from being denied everything a human needs to be human? Has...