“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ~Melody Beattie From a young age, …
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“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” ~E.E. Cummings When I was a little girl, I had the smallest bedroom in the house. It was …
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“Peace is not the absence of resistance. It is learning to stop judging yourself for being human.” ~Unknown At the time of writing this, I am on vacation. My wife …
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“Surrender is not about giving up. It is about letting go of the illusion of control.” ~Judith Orloff Watching my mother lose her memory while I was losing mine felt …
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“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” ~Soren Kierkegaard Let’s be clear: This isn’t an article about positive thinking. This isn’t an article about how silver linings make everything okay. This …
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Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “Between stimulus and …
What Happened When I Stopped Making Rigid Rules for Myself Read More
Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche I …
How I Found Peace When Everything Suddenly Felt Out of My Control Read More
Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than …
Finding Peace When You Don’t Know What Comes Next Read More
Want more posts like this in your life? Join the Tiny Buddha list for daily or weekly insights. “I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself …
The God I Lost, the One I Found, and the Faith That Changed Me Read More
“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~Eckhart Tolle For years, I thought strength meant pushing through. …
The Power I Now Carry Because of My Illness Read More