I recently accepted a tough reality regarding my parents health and finances. I’d been working really hard for a year to “fix” their situation. I was throwing control at it, a “fix” I’ve used in many areas of my life. The clarity finally came to me and I thought, “This is not going to get better.” It doesn’t feel great but it does feel real. Looking forward to the book- thank you for this 🙏🫶
"One single thread of gold tied me to you" immediately came to mind when reading this. I think the song is titled Invisible Strings, or something along those lines.
I love this post. I can't wait to read the new book and feel all the emotions I felt reading the first book this week. Thank you for your words.
Laura I am reading the book and ahhhh- only on chapter 2 and it is so good!! I have been reading you for awhile now and honestly given some of your posts here thought maybe it wouldn’t be alot of new material. But alas- only on chapter 2 and SO MUCH GOLD!!!!! Thank you for this gift! It’s getting me through my week and will certainly be something I pick up again and again. I can’t wait to hear others thoughts on the call later this month 🤍🤍
Accepting so many letting go's, and reading this part, is so heartfelt and important in those tender moments that we have along the path.
I send so much love to all the compassionate "Dogmas".
I believe it is he (Beau) who made me look twice in the mirror and want to give us both a better life. My seven years of sobriety (the last seven years of his adult life), I was present and "okay" and there for life. I felt the Joy we shared💜
"Acceptance itself is the single-word incantation of okay. Repeated again, and again, and again, we slowly fall into the decision and the allowance, the stepping forward and the letting go, the catch and the release, until we are at rest, at ease, at home." Tears. cleansing ones. Thank you, Laura. Can't wait for the book and the NYC event in May xo.
Wow. Beautiful. Powerful. What a gorgeous metaphor for self-acceptance and letting go. As they say in recovery: We make plans and God laughs. As the Buddhists have been saying for millennia: Our suffering stems from our instinctive desire for things to be different than they are. Yet you’re also absolutely correct: Suffering, struggle, wanting things to be different and not getting our way ultimately shaped us and, if we’re lucky, leads us to change. And change is the gold of life.
The power of acceptance. It’s the power of coming to terms with your pillar -- “it is your responsibility.” And for the first time not carrying it like a life sentence, instead gently holding it like you have a little puppy who needs you to meet him exactly where he is. I remember exactly what it felt like when I had my “lay down on the floor” moment. Gosh I love this story.
Sometimes...OK is enough. When change and transition doesn’t happen as quickly as I would like it to....OK! When I cannot control how others act or what they say....OK! When I need to pause and breathe and take a day for myself to do absolutely anything I want to do or don’t want to...OK! Thank you Laura!!! 💜💜💜
I recently accepted a tough reality regarding my parents health and finances. I’d been working really hard for a year to “fix” their situation. I was throwing control at it, a “fix” I’ve used in many areas of my life. The clarity finally came to me and I thought, “This is not going to get better.” It doesn’t feel great but it does feel real. Looking forward to the book- thank you for this 🙏🫶
"One single thread of gold tied me to you" immediately came to mind when reading this. I think the song is titled Invisible Strings, or something along those lines.
I love this post. I can't wait to read the new book and feel all the emotions I felt reading the first book this week. Thank you for your words.
Laura I am reading the book and ahhhh- only on chapter 2 and it is so good!! I have been reading you for awhile now and honestly given some of your posts here thought maybe it wouldn’t be alot of new material. But alas- only on chapter 2 and SO MUCH GOLD!!!!! Thank you for this gift! It’s getting me through my week and will certainly be something I pick up again and again. I can’t wait to hear others thoughts on the call later this month 🤍🤍
Accepting so many letting go's, and reading this part, is so heartfelt and important in those tender moments that we have along the path.
I send so much love to all the compassionate "Dogmas".
I believe it is he (Beau) who made me look twice in the mirror and want to give us both a better life. My seven years of sobriety (the last seven years of his adult life), I was present and "okay" and there for life. I felt the Joy we shared💜
"Acceptance itself is the single-word incantation of okay. Repeated again, and again, and again, we slowly fall into the decision and the allowance, the stepping forward and the letting go, the catch and the release, until we are at rest, at ease, at home." Tears. cleansing ones. Thank you, Laura. Can't wait for the book and the NYC event in May xo.
Wow. Beautiful. Powerful. What a gorgeous metaphor for self-acceptance and letting go. As they say in recovery: We make plans and God laughs. As the Buddhists have been saying for millennia: Our suffering stems from our instinctive desire for things to be different than they are. Yet you’re also absolutely correct: Suffering, struggle, wanting things to be different and not getting our way ultimately shaped us and, if we’re lucky, leads us to change. And change is the gold of life.
Thank you for sharing this. Lovely writing ✍️
Michael Mohr
‘The Incompatibility of Being Alive’
https://reallife82.substack.com/
The power of acceptance. It’s the power of coming to terms with your pillar -- “it is your responsibility.” And for the first time not carrying it like a life sentence, instead gently holding it like you have a little puppy who needs you to meet him exactly where he is. I remember exactly what it felt like when I had my “lay down on the floor” moment. Gosh I love this story.
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Okay, Okay. Okay.
Sometimes...OK is enough. When change and transition doesn’t happen as quickly as I would like it to....OK! When I cannot control how others act or what they say....OK! When I need to pause and breathe and take a day for myself to do absolutely anything I want to do or don’t want to...OK! Thank you Laura!!! 💜💜💜