Notes To My Younger Self:

At times, the world will be too much. Your mind will feel like it’s bouncing from problem to problem until you’recompletely overwhelmed. When you find yourself caught in this tailspin, retreat to your secret place. The place where you feel peaceful, safe, and surrounded by everything that comforts you. This spot can be a destination…

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Notes To My Younger Self:

Be sure to read a book named The Education of Little Tree; it will inspire you to think of things you’ve known, from a perspective you haven’t considered before. One way that comes to mind is the suggestion that “kin” means less about someone in your life being a blood relative and more about the…

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Notes To My Younger Self:

Patience: “The ability to endure waiting or delay without becoming annoyed or upset and to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties.” E.L. Chappel author of Spirt Dance/Storm Makers/Coming very soon: The surge “There are different types of patience: the patience of being indifferent to the harm inflicted by others, the patience of voluntarily accepting hardship,…

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Notes To My Younger Self:

When I was young, fun was automatic. Like breathing. It didn’t take much. Mostly, just being outside. Since everywhere I looked I saw potential. Potential for grand adventures. There were secret nooks to be discovered, trees and bushes to explore, critters to observe, endless opportunities to become a journeyman and create and dream and let…

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Notes To My Younger Self:

Understand that criticisms are often times exaggerated. Manifestations of how an individual is feeling—often times about themselves—in a moment. Think carefully about all feedback you receive before letting it in. Consider if what has been said to you is supported by facts? Is it fair? Does the size and shape and volume of the critique…

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