“If you keep holding on to the past, the pain will never go away.” ~Jessamine Verzosa Dear Universe, I think some of us are masters at holding onto things long after we should have let them go. It’s easy to hold on. It’s what we’re used to. It’s comfortable and comforting to hang onto what we know. So we hold onto …
The Final Countdown
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce Dear Universe, It’s almost here: 2017 is fast approaching. Some of us are excited by the prospect of a fresh start and it’s hard to miss …
When Your Past Pops In
“When your past comes knocking, you have a choice. You can welcome it in and see where it leads or you can ignore the call. Trust that if you want it to, eventually it will go back to where it came from—some place far away that you no longer reside in.” Dear Universe, There are so many times in life …
Because I’m Ready Now
“No one can tell us when we’re ready. No one can and no one should. Only you can make that choice because the answer is within you. No one else carries your truth.” Dear Universe, We all know how hard it can be to make a change, but when we finally reach the moment when we are ready, it can …
The Blame Game: Why You Need to Stop Playing It
“Shame, blame, disrespect, betrayal, and the withholding of affection damage the roots from which love grows. Love can only survive these injuries if they are acknowledged, healed and rare.” ~Brené Brown Dear Universe, We all know somebody that is a perpetual blamer. When something goes wrong in life, he’s quick to throw the blame and the shame elsewhere. It doesn’t …
Make a Move
“She took a step and didn’t want to take any more, but she did.” ~Markus Zusak Dear Universe, Sometimes we all feel a little well, lost. In those times in my life I have often found myself wishing and hoping for someone, something, to tell me what to do. It would be so much easier for the decision to be …
Nothing Changes (Until)
“We can’t be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don’t have something …
Mosaic
“We are all wonderful, beautiful wrecks. That’s what connects us–that we’re all broken, all beautifully imperfect.” ~Emilio Estevez Dear Universe, When I was a kid it would seem like the end of the world when I would break a toy. Even with glue or tape, it made me sad to see that no matter how hard I tried, the toy …
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