Category: Words To Live By

Insecurity/Confidence

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To Let Go

Posted on by Abby Oberg

To “let go” does not mean to stop caring, it means I can’t do it for someone else. To “let go” is not to cut myself off,  it’s the realization I can’t control another. To “let go” is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences. To “let go” is to admit powerlessness, […]

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When You Believe the Best in People, You Help to Bring the Best Out of Them

Posted on by Abby Oberg

Many people simply need somebody to spark a bit of hope, somebody to say, “Yes, you can do it.  You’ve got what it takes.” Are you believing the best in your own children?  Are you instilling the confidence in them that they need, telling them that they’re going to do great things in life?  Are […]

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What If…

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“What if our religion was each other If our practice was our life If prayer, our words What if the temple was the Earth If forests were our church If holy water—the rivers, lakes, and ocean What if meditation was our relationships If the teacher was life If wisdom was self-knowledge If love was the […]

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Keep Trying

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You have to learn how to fail in order to succeed. Here are some famous failures from history. See more HERE. Lotus Photo Credit

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Serve Love

Posted on by Abby Oberg

This evening, as the world is poised to celebrate Easter, lets serve love. The trappings of wealth and personal possessions pale in comparison to any love shared. Cars grow old, money can be devalued in the blink of an eye, but the richness of heart felt love is limitless. So light a candle, and say a […]