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My Name Is Not Ali
My name is not Ali. I don’t even know what my name is. But this is not my body either. I have many bodies, but this is the one that the universe chose for me on this earth at this time. Just like the flowers didn’t know if they were going to turn yellow or…
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We Are Not Our Faces
Remember when we were kids and we realized for the first time that we were given a specific body that we could not change? Because of the genetic and ancestral circumstances that created our bodies for us? And how we will never be able to see our own faces? Even when we look in the…
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Bubbles & Snakes
A woman sits cross-legged in a floating bubble, eyes closed, smiling. She is the image of one’s divinity. Untouched, natural, in a vacuum, solely existing within the universe. Unconnected to any physical world. Unconnected to appearance or ego. She only listens to what’s in the bubble: the universe, her intuition, and her body. But she…
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Bad Banana Bread
I want to be a baker. I literally and figuratively tasted the joy of baking while working for a chef in Argentina. I felt the joy of working with my hands. I tasted the sweetness of sugar on my tongue. I had unlimited opportunities to make something beautiful with very few ingredients and little time…
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Spider Webs & Ant Hills
Nature can create more marvels than our minds could ever think of. Spider webs, and their intricate and magically floating structures. Ant hills, and their underground labyrinth of self-supporting tunnels. Trees, and their natural foundation that supports their ever-growing tower. Our bodies, and their ability to heal wounds through scabs and regrowth. It’s miraculous, our…
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The Forms of Joy
Say good morning to the plants. Listen to the music the birds make in the morning. Say “buen provecho” before every meal and “salud” before each drink. Sip your coffee slowly. Give yourself or a lover a massage. Dance to music, and sing the lyrics. Talk to your future or younger self and do it…
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The Right to Enjoy
On the Camino to Santiago, a Spanish nun once told me that we all have the right to enjoy life. To enjoy every moment, no matter what. And if she’s not right, then who is?!
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The Right to Forgive
We have the right to forgive ourselves of the things that other people never forgave us for just as much as we have the right to accept the imagined forgiveness that we wish would come from others but never did.
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What If The Whole World Hated You?
First, ask yourself: What if the whole world hated you? What would you do with your life? And accept that imagined reality. Then, ask yourself: What if the whole world loved you? What would you do with your life? And accept that reality. And then, live them both.
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Eyelashes & Shooting Stars
We’ve stopped wishing. We’ve stopped grabbing eyelashes that fall on our cheeks, blowing out puffy flowers into the wind, watching for shooting stars, or checking the time for 11:11. Why not wish? If worrying is like praying for something bad to happen, then maybe wishing is praying for the good. Let’s keep looking for eyelashes.
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Cherry Jam
The joy of being alive is baking sweets and making jam from freshly picked cherries. The joy of being alive is singing around the campfire and listening to the strum of a guitar. The joy of being alive is the purest form of love that a mother gives to her baby. The joy of being…
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Extraordinary
Don’t tell your daughter to be extraordinary. Refrain from saying that she can get any job she wants. That now is the time to chase her dreams. To be bold. Because that will teach her that she hasn’t already achieved her dreams. That her dreams are outside of her, running away from her. That she…
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Forgiveness
Imagine everyone you love in your life telling you they forgive you. Imagine everyone who hurt you telling you they are sorry. Imagine everyone you feel shame around telling you they accept every flaw. Imagine yourself asking for forgiveness for all the negative thoughts and unloving behavior. Imagine your Self telling you that you never…
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