Sophie and I are reading I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai at bedtime. While I trip over the unfamiliar names of people and places in Swat, Pakistan, the irony that at the time of the events, she was younger than my daughter shakes me.
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Everything changes. The question that leaves us with is, “How do we manage that uncertainty? That deep craving for certainty and control?”
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So grateful for waking up early as I begin to wrap up 2018 and bring in 2019…Grateful for sacred ceremonies with which to set intentions, let go, and connect. For all that was, all that is, all that will be, I am grateful…
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The darkest night of the year is a real thing. And thankfully, the days grow longer once again. On that night I choose to keep it real.
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Any habit, even gratitude, can become rote—or be vibrant and full of life. Diving deeper into gratitude this month with a book club has been revelatory and particularly powerful for me so I slowed down… I didn't want to rush through and miss the juicy goodness. Like going to yoga or PT--if I rush the motion, I miss all the range where my body is trying to stretch or integrate and it becomes a motion without meaning or impact….
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I love Sundays. In the morning I look ahead to what we want to create in the week, appointments, dreams, schemes and appointments. Then later in the day, we go eat dinner as a family and play board games or cards… If you are a mom whose heart is hurting for your child, take hope… Trust the process and believe in them even when they can't believe in themselves.
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Tonight we celebrated my husband’s birthday in typical Behm fashion… To see our son happy and healthy, that is the best birthday celebration ever…
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