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Let Life Flow Forward

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:March 1, 2022
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Inhabit the moving present rather than the frozen past.

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Accessible for This Starfish

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  • Post published:October 2, 2021
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When one person feels more welcome and safe, they can take more action and inspire others to action.

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Nestle Into Uncertainty

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:July 2, 2021
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When we allow uncertainty and hold our assumptions more lightly, we make room for change and hope.

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Embodying Hope: Introduction

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:March 1, 2021
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We embody hope when we keep moving forward, one stubborn step after another, like walking through steady rain.

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Prefer Narratives with Hope, Updated

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:February 1, 2021
  • Post category:Wider Narratives

Try a new narrative: "My perceptions and responses make sense. I am intrinsically good. I am doing my best with the resources and knowledge I have."

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The “Good Person” Badge

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:December 1, 2020
  • Post category:Wider Narratives

Thanks to each of you for working so hard to be a good person.

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Loosen Inner Deadlock

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:March 1, 2020
  • Post category:Wider Narratives

Inclusive solutions emerge from listening deeply to all our needs and fears.

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Good Enough for Mistakes

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:August 1, 2019
  • Post category:Wider Narratives

We can use our skills and resources to recover from mistakes and integrate them into the flow of life.

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Consider Additional Truths

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:July 1, 2019
  • Post category:Wider Narratives

The more we sense into our present environment and the people around us with caring, the less we impose our world view on others.

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Practice Kind Language

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:May 1, 2018
  • Post category:Wider Narratives

When we practice non-ableist language, it gives us more room to be imperfect humans, internally and externally.

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