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<br />Doreen http://www.blogger.com/profile/11838806712881536485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597499473511501346.post-62263611873044821252012-01-10T15:14:00.000-08:002012-01-10T18:52:05.528-08:00Our deepest fear...<object width="480" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c-KVpZmHbac?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c-KVpZmHbac?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="360" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is
that we are powerful beyond measure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?</span></div>
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are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. We were
born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just
in some of us; it's in everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> And as we let our own light shine, we
unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are
liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates
others.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Marianne Williamson</span></div>Doreen http://www.blogger.com/profile/11838806712881536485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597499473511501346.post-48881548840173032012011-12-27T03:38:00.000-08:002011-12-27T03:38:04.777-08:00Warrior of the Light<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle.
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Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.
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Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his.
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Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of
reasons. Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was
not a Warrior of the Light.
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Every Warrior of the Light has failed in his spiritual duties.
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Every Warrior of the Light has said ‘yes’ when he wanted to say ‘no.’
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Every Warrior of the Light has hurt someone he loved.
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That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been
through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/566.Paulo_Coelho">Paulo Coelho</a></span></div>Doreen http://www.blogger.com/profile/11838806712881536485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597499473511501346.post-54498300278440479602011-12-22T07:40:00.000-08:002011-12-22T21:02:29.473-08:00Courage and choices...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only
their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on
the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.” Paulo Coelho</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">He looked broken, empty... a skeleton of what he once was. A sparkle of light danced in his eyes as his kids excitedly chattered and reached for his hand. I wondered to myself how much courage it must take to even get out of bed in the morning, much less show your face in any public place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We all live the result of our choices. I am just as guilty of poor choices as anyone else. No matter what happens in life, we all have choices- if someone chooses to walk out of your life, you can either hold the door for them, or watch them leave with disdain and regret. Which feels better? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> It takes just as much courage to express your Love when it's right as it does to walk away when it's wrong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When decisions and choices present themselves, do we ask ourselves how it will impact others, or do we blindly charge in and deal with our actions later? As I've grown older, it's become evident to me that every choice, decision, and action impacts others, and how I ultimately choose depends largely on that instinct. Most importantly, will I feel good about myself and my intentions?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">"Are you sure you don't mind?" I asked him as someone put a camera in my hand to take their picture with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />"Not at all," he smiled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: black;">As I clicked the shutter and froze time, I realized that I was looking at a part of myself at that moment. It's not as if I've never </span><span id="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">sabotaged my own life</span></span><span id="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">. Fear of success, fear of failure, fear of actually following through on something... as I look back, I attempted in vain to get validation from people that I wasn't worthy, that I was unlovable and a lost cause. None of that was a conscious thought, it was just how I survived, fought... I always felt as if I had to fight for my right to belong</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;"> anywhere in this world, which is a lie I told myself for as long as I can remember. The truth will set you free, and my runway has never looked so clear.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">After I took the picture, I smiled and shook his hand. We spoke for a moment about how beautiful the area is where his house sits a few miles down from my mom's. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">"We love it out there," he smiled.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">"It's God's country, that's for sure," I replied.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="cursor: default;">In that moment, I felt such compassion for a man who has had to live out the results of his choices in the public eye. Such unrelenting pain and remorse he must feel. I've felt that, but in my own private hell, out of reach, out of sight. No, he will never have what he had. He will never reach his full potential as a politician, but it's my great hope that he chooses to reach it as a man, a human being, a soul. That's his choice to make, and my choice not to judge or belittle him. </span></span></span></div>
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<span><span style="background-color: #444444;"></span></span><br />Doreen http://www.blogger.com/profile/11838806712881536485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597499473511501346.post-61873072798124142372011-12-14T15:55:00.000-08:002011-12-16T09:59:39.674-08:00Unless<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMvz7sJcfVUIz-bYTKbWAdHiEP8OJEFM323guidIqaxbG33k5E6o0271uhSs8LXG_PhoOQgo1RDTkjkNCa4xS0XsXRivdLkQn9Ndf6ZJiV0TgJu1b4zuSbv8tD1-_r_UOo9cgE0J2zElW/s1600/4d17201608fca.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMvz7sJcfVUIz-bYTKbWAdHiEP8OJEFM323guidIqaxbG33k5E6o0271uhSs8LXG_PhoOQgo1RDTkjkNCa4xS0XsXRivdLkQn9Ndf6ZJiV0TgJu1b4zuSbv8tD1-_r_UOo9cgE0J2zElW/s640/4d17201608fca.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I came across this the other day, and it literally stopped me in my tracks. It happened to be on a design inspiration site, and I caught my breath. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> All my life I have believed this statement to be true, and followed roads, paths, and trails that dead-ended in to a place of despair. I'm discovering that although I've had amazing, passionate relationships, I've never quite achieved that sense of passion for my <b>own self</b>. I've come close, I think, to loving myself and thinking I'm all right- I strive to be a positive person, and to help others see light at the end of the tunnel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It's time to shine my light in and on myself... to stand in my own power, to let <b>my </b>light love ME. It's a tough journey, into yourself; but I know it will be worth facing the fears, and there are many. Fear of actually succeeding, fear of finally following through... Fear has ruled my life for far too long, and although I am courageous and a fighter, somehow the fear filters back through. Until now. Now I am standing up. I am opening up more and more, and not attempting to block my emotions, including fear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The answers are in the search, the reward is in the journey, or so I've heard. I believe. Hope springs eternal.</span>Doreen http://www.blogger.com/profile/11838806712881536485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597499473511501346.post-9947965473435775592011-12-14T12:57:00.000-08:002011-12-16T09:59:59.104-08:00Committed<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7pJ8SRwuWFVpGbDPRI3p2MDHkx0rrjY6u7RX0YS8w-RVr4BxjV1NXDFx67m_zbHA-_3RwWHDRevaObOfMfrBIGUTtQcq4ZJknDd5Iy5NYlDxrLbpq0xzXNMauV9iC6GelpO2SLypVOfz/s400/304096_249143341805666_236798266373507_623647_317871294_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am totally committed to this.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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