One candle at a time lights my way.
Where I Turn When I’m Feeling Lost
My happiness resolutions list.
My Radical Life Change: Taking My Own Advice
When being okay with watching t.v. is the bigger change than a trip to the desert in Algeria.
Finding Joy Amidst The Grief
Is it possible to find joy while experiencing grief?
ACCEPTING THE FLOW OF ABUNDANCE
“Feeling deserving of having money and accepting my decisions around spending it may be my greatest struggle. Perhaps accepting the struggle is what self-compassion looks like – knowing that I may never get it right, but loving myself anyway.”
LEARNING TO RECEIVE WITH LOVE AND GRATITUDE
It is said that it is better to give than receive, but I’m inclined to think they are necessary in equal measure. The trick is to overcome my discomfort with receiving so I can enjoy whatever is given.
Settling In To the Discomfort of Saying No
The onslaught of requests for money on the street and in social media, fill me with a desire to help, but also guilt, fear of judgment, and resentment. Saying yes to alleviate my discomfort, though, leaves me ineffective. So I am learning to answer from my heart rather than guilt and to love myself in the discomfort of saying no.
DISCOVERING FORGIVENESS AMIDST LOVING MYSELF
“I don’t need to diminish my needs or become someone else to be able to love and forgive. In fact, I can only love and forgive others when I stop expecting them and me to be someone other than who we are.”
We Are All Doing Our Best. Now What?
No Saint Jennifer discovers that we are all doing our best and in the process finds new ways to love herself and others more.
