Monday, December 7, 2009

My friend Rebecca posted this today and it is amazing advice....

"Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth." --Katherine Mansfield



My dear blogger friend Krista asked me to be a guest blogger and answer the question "What Inspires You?" I wasn't at all sure what I was going to write, I knew I wanted to talk about parenting inspirations and the role models my sisters were to me. I was surprised by how it turned out and sent Krista an apology along with my post. Then I was still nervous about linking to it here. As it turned out my friend Rebecca was wrestling with the exact same things right now and her strength and love and compassion supports me to do the same.

What Inspires me

Then please read this

Healing isn't about forgiving and forgetting. There can't really be forgiveness without acknowledgement. What exists in that unspoken silence is a fear of rejection masquerading as compassion. "I understand why because..."

3 comments:

Unknown said...

It had to be said. You go girl!

krista said...

i feel like i have received so much through this journey of sharing our inspirations. it has opened up a world of truth and light that i never anticipated. i just wanted to hear the things that keep everyone else going. you have done so much for me through this. thank you.

Anonymous said...

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