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The art and science of healing: Notes from my quarantine journal
“It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams.” ~Jocelyn Soriano, Mend My Broken Heart Healing. I’ve been obsessed with the word ever since the pandemic began. With so much extra time on my hands, I’ve recounted the details of nearly every major illness and every surgery that’s left me with scars on various parts of my face and body, including two hip replacements and a series of Mohs surgeries for skin cancer. Likewise, I’ve recalled the list of family members and friends who’ve slashed my…
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Forgiveness
“To forgive is to put oneself in a larger gravitational field of experience than the one who first seemed to hurt us. We reimagine ourselves in the light of our maturity and we reimagine the past in the light of our new identity. We allow ourselves to be gifted by a story larger than the one that first hurt us.” ~David Whyte, Consolations Sunrise in St. Joseph / Cindy La Ferle Did you miss any posts this week? For more content, and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.
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Maturity and compromise
“The achievement of maturity, psychologically speaking, is the realization and acceptance that we cannot live independently from the world. We must live within it, with whatever compromises that might entail.” ~Paul Murray Cindy La Ferle To view featured posts, additional content, and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.
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Snow magic
“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ~Anne Frank Photo by Cindy La Ferle
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Keeping busy
“I lied and said I was busy. I was busy; but not in a way most people understand. I was busy taking deeper breaths. I was busy silencing irrational thoughts. I was busy calming a racing heart. I was busy telling myself I am okay. Sometimes, this is my busy – and I will not apologize for it.” ? Brittin Oakman Collecting beach stones / Cindy La Ferle Miss any posts this week? For more content and social media sharing options, please visit the home page.