10 Things #2
From my vulnerable underbelly to yours.
Dec 16, 2019
(reading time: 1 min.)
  1. Thing that made me cry/laugh.

TWIL (This Week I Learned.)

This week I learned to lean into my family as I trusted that they would be okay when I showed up as I am for Christmas this year. Quiet and real and not about the shiny decorations.

Quote

“Anybody can step into the shoes I’m wearing now, in terms of the part.  They don’t have to be my height. We all have that insecurity—the desire  for something that we don’t know if we’re worthy of, whether it be a  woman, a man, or anybody’s affection.” — Peter Dinklage, on his new role as Cyrano

Prompt

I don’t know if I am worthy of…

Quest

Each day this week, think of three things you really like about yourself.
Each night, write down either three things you really liked that day about yourself, or three things that happened that day that you really liked.

Wayback

December 16, 1775: Jane Austen was born

  1. POD (Poem of the day — links to the Poetry Foundation Audio Poem of the Day)
  2. Song (Yo Yo Ma cello suite. Try it!)
  3. Hero: Father Greg Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries
    Why?  He was assigned to the Dolores Mission in east LA over 30 years ago. Took the hand he was dealt and parlayed it into a thriving non-profit based on the concept that “nothing stops a bullet like a job”.

Offer: Like this?

Thank you.

— Step One —
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