Tag: surrender
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Returning to the First Breath: A Birthday Reflection on Becoming
Today, on my birthday, I’m choosing to pause. Not to celebrate in the traditional sense, but to reflect deeply, intentionally, breath by breath. Birth begins with an inhale. That first, instinctive breath marks our arrival into the world where we are naked, exposed, and without pretense. We do not yet know our name, our story,…
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🌱 The Near Enemy of Connection: Control
Have you ever found yourself trying to create closeness with someone—only to realize later that what you were doing was more about managing or fixing them, not truly connecting? This is the heart of what Brené Brown refers to as a “near enemy.” These are emotions or actions that appear similar to virtues we value,…
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