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Wednesday’s Weekly Inspiration: A Promise Is As A Promise Does

Kimberly — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:40:30 +0000

We probably wouldn’t dream of breaking even the tiniest promise we make to our child, our spouse, or our best friend. We know how much it would hurt them – the pain it would cause when our words say one thing about how much they matter to us, but then our actions show them another. [...]

Wednesday’s Weekly Inspiration: Defining and Experiencing “Beauty” is Up to Me

Kimberly — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:00:42 +0000

We have all heard the saying, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But how many of us have spent any time trying to figure out what image of beauty is in the beholder’s eye? If we look at ourselves and attempt to fit the unique portrait of beauty that we present into a [...]

Lessons and My Yoga Practice

Debbie — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:19:11 +0000

“…each moment of my day offers me the opportunity to choose between pain or peace.” ~ Rolf Gates in Meditations from the Mat People who know me are aware of my passion for yoga, and specifically for the lessons I learn on my mat that I am able to transfer into my life. One such [...]

Wednesday’s Weekly Inspiration: It is only a mistake if you don’t learn something from it.

Kimberly — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:00:49 +0000

Human beings make mistakes. Yes, that means you too. We all make mistakes. What separates success from failure in recovery and life has nothing to do with the amount of mistakes you make and everything to do with what you learn from each mistake. So today, when you make a mistake (and you most likely [...]

Acceptance and My Dear Friend

Debbie — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:48:33 +0000

In my DBT groups, I teach skills to help clients cope with challenging or distressing situations in their lives, without making things worse. One of the skills that we work on is Radical Acceptance, which means acknowledging reality, accepting it for what it is, without judging it good or bad. I share with clients that [...]