i had two hours of time to just think on the flight back home from kentucky over the holiday break. thoughts flitted between light and shadow, between peace and tension. i was literally in the space in between and felt caught between two worlds. i can’t possibly have both at once, not if i tried. nothing will replace your childhood Read more…
“Happiness doesn’t lie in change, it’s in acceptance.” We’ve touched on the theme of self-acceptance before here at CI, but lately I’ve been running into it again through several conversations with people over the last couple of weeks. Basically, the formula that we tend to believe will bring happiness is: I will be happy when I change ________ about me. Read more…
Even After All this time The Sun never says To the Earth “You owe me.” Look What happens With a love like that. It lights the Whole Sky. – Hafiz Help is hard to ask for. But why is it such a hard thing to ask for? We are usually in a position of vulnerability when we need help. We Read more…
We accept the love we think we deserve. I heard these words this past weekend. When I heard these words, they took my breath away and I found myself experiencing an overwhelming rush of emotion. I simultaneously felt both sad and overjoyed. I felt sad because I realized that I have accepted a not-so-great kind of love at more than Read more…
A week ago, I sat down with a friend to catch up and share in our mutual longing for a far-away friend. Somehow, the conversation moved to the idea that we all have different parts of ourselves. There are multiple personalities, if you will. Some of them share similar likes and dislikes while others are completely contradictory. A few days Read more…
