TRUST

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BRAVING BOUNDARIES: You respect my boundaries, and when you’re not clear about what’s okay and not okay, you ask. You’re willing to say no.

RELIABILITY: You do what you say you’ll do. At work, this means staying aware of your competencies and limitations so you don’t overpromise and are able to deliver on commitments and balance competing priorities.

ACCOUNTABILITY: You own your mistakes, apologize, and make amends.

VAULT: You don’t share information or experiences that are not yours to share. I need to know that my confidences are kept, and that you’re not sharing with me any information about other people that should be confidential.

INTEGRITY: You choose courage over comfort. You choose what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy. And you choose to practice your values rather than simply professing them.

NONJUDGMENT: I can ask for what I need, and you can ask for what you need. We can talk about how we feel without judgment.

GENEROSITY: You extend the most generous interpretation possible to the intentions, words, and actions of others.

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Pema Chödrön

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Beloved Buddhist Teacher, Author,  Nun and Mother, Pema Chödrön has inspired millions of people from around the world who have been touched by her example and message of practicing peace in these turbulent times. The Pema Chödrön Foundation is dedicating to preserving and sharing Pema’s inspiration and teachings in order that they might help us all awaken wisdom and compassion in ourselves and the world around us.

John Green

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 21-12-2014

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-John Green

Looking for Alaska

Helen Keller

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It is not what you see today…

What is possible in the future…

The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. – Helen Keller

Allow your Heart to Expand

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Allow Your Heart to Expand

 

Eckhart Tolle

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If you can Walk, You can Dance…

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If ou can Walk, You can Dance

If you can Talk, You can Sing.

—–Tribal Saying Zimbabwe

Brene Brown

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 11-08-2014

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Brené Brown:

https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability

Brene Brown The power of vulnerability

TEDxHouston · 20:19 · Filmed Jun 2010

Subtitles available in 48 languages

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Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxHouston, an independent event. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page.

Tao Te Ching states, ““Togetherness includes separateness. Separateness includes togetherness. Within each there is the other.”

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 06-08-2014

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Tao Te Ching states, “

“Togetherness includes separateness. Separateness includes togetherness. Within each there is the other.”

You had the Power all Along

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You had the Power all along, My dear.

-Gilda, The Good Witch

Integrity

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Intergrty

in·teg·ri·ty noun \in-ˈte-grə-tē\
: the quality of being honest and fair

: the state of being complete or whole

Full Definition of INTEGRITY

1
: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
2
: an unimpaired condition : soundness
3
: the quality or state of being complete or undivided : completeness

Walk Outside

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 09-07-2014

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For one minute, walk outside, stand there,

in silence, and contemplate

how amazing life is.

Yoko Ono

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“Some people are old at 18 and some are young at 90. Time is a concept that humans created.”
― Yoko Ono

The Four Agreements

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration, Recommended Reading | Posted on 02-07-2014

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The Four Agreements:

A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

(A Toltec Wisdom Book)
Don Miguel Ruiz

Rooted in traditional Toltec wisdom beliefs, four agreements in life are essential steps on the path to personal freedom. As beliefs are transformed through maintaining these agreements, shamanic teacher and healer don Miguel Ruiz asserts lives will “become filled with grace, peace, and unconditional love.”

Leap of Faith

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Leap of Faith

Hafiz

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“How did the rose ever open it’s heart 


and give to this world all of it’s beauty?


It felt the encouragement of light 


against it’s being,


otherwise we all remain too frightened.”


— Hafiz

Thich Nhat Hanh

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 26-05-2014

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“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.

When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Hug O War

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 25-05-2014

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Where the Sidewalk Ends Poem

By Shel Silverstein

Maya Angelou – Rainbow In The Clouds

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Maya Angelou – Rainbow In The Clouds

What is a Mother?

Posted by Suzanne Holmes | Posted in Inspiration | Posted on 11-05-2014

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What is a Mother?

“[Motherhood is] the biggest gamble in the world. It is the glorious life force. It’s huge and scary–it’s an act of infinite optimism.” —Gilda Radner

“Love as powerful as your mother’s for you leaves its own mark … to have been loved so deeply .. will give us some protection forever.” —J.K. Rowling

“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.” —Oprah Winfrey

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men – from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

“Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me.” —Lady Gaga

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.
~Washington Irving

A mom’s hug lasts long after she lets go. ~Author Unknown

God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers.

Because I feel that in the heavens above
The angels, whispering one to another,
Can find among their burning tears of love,
None so devotional as that of “Mother,”
Therefore, by that dear name I have long called you,
You who are more than mother unto me.
~Edgar Allan Poe

From our conception, we are connected to our mother. She is the soil we were grown in, her blood flowed through us until we were born. We have the deepest connection with our mother- even if circumstance led her to having us adopted, or we were mistreated in a real or perceived way, a deep connection remains.

If your mother is alive, Mother’s Day is a great day to call and express love. If she lives close. it’s a great day to visit or have a meal together. If you do things together ;do something.

If there is baggage, make peace with it.