I have had some heavy mama duties lately that has been heavy on me emotionally and this morning hit me physically.
I am a very emotional, sensitive person and saying good bye to our Paisley was a very challenging thing for me. I posted earlier about our goodbye, ironically I have even felt closure. Comforting closure. But I can now admit, in the days, weeks, few months leading up to our goodbye, I’d been struggling.
As much as I believe in god, in spirit and the power of the universe, I also do not believe in suffering. Yet it was still such a difficult decision to make.
Seeing our kitten Missy, I know I selfishly loved on Paisley maybe a little longer than we should have. I feel at peace she is now resting and with her brother!
I, myself am resting tonight too! I gave myself permission to take it easy with a nice hot bath epsom salt and oil bath, after an awesome Symphony of the Cells protocol that my son did on me! Cuddled up in bed with some healthy ‘comfort’ food, ran some Reiki on myself and a warm honey oil immune boost tea!
I woke up this morning feeling like shit! I kept focusing on what I needed to get done tonight and had to let it go! Something that doesn’t always come easy to me, but I’m working on.
I love reaching to my oils and within when I’m not feeling well. Thankfully this feeling doesn’t happen often, which I am grateful for! My health has been thriving, but when I don’t support my body how it needs to be, and in this case I was lacking on sleep!
Taking a night off to honor me was the best decision to help my body shift back into health!
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This newly improved book was gifted to me from our beautiful upline Andy & Natalie Goddard and I am so beyond grateful as it is an even better resource than before. The book arrived earlier in the week, however my mind was elsewhere. I was incredibly grateful and set the book aside to “look at it later”… famous last words especially for me once it gets out of sight 😉
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Positive properties that you want to feel
Companion oils that have similar properties & provided similar support
Application Methods (aromatic, topical, internal)
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We are at a stage where it began to feel heavy on me, I was able to quickly recognize this the other day and shift it. However in this stage, I also haven’t slept the greatest. A few factors playing in… the renos, saying good bye to our sweet Paisley and then just general everyday life. I know, for me, lack of sleep is huge and can cause my immune system to bog down. Sometimes when you are engulfed in a season of your life, whatever that may be, it can be hard to see outside, for me it was so hard making the decision about our kitty Pais. One that I was back and forth with multiple times. I now know she is at peace and it was the right decision, however I truthfully beat myself up about it before and after.
I have kept this book beside my bed, when its out and easily available it’s so much easier to recognize and then shift! This book is an incredible blessing I am so grateful for! Honestly, one everyone should have!!!
Not long into the new year we had to say our final good bye’s to our beloved family cat. Miss Paisley had been with our family for almost 15 years and is dearly missed.
My mom pointed out to me a local cat rescue, knowing that we would be open to welcoming a new furry friend into our home. Cats and dogs have always been a part of ‘our family’.
I had a peek through the photos of kitty’s available but didn’t feel pulled to any of them. My daughter had asked if we could check out the cats available for adoption at a local pet store. I had been at this pet store the week before we said good bye to our Pais, I saw all the kitty’s they had, including one that looked like our Pais, a couple orange boys and a black and white girl. Our family likes our boy dogs and girl cats, so we knew she would have to be a little girl to join our family! Although these cats were available, I also did not feel a pull in anyway to go get a cat from there.
Almost a week after saying goodbye to our Paisley, a 4 month old kitten and her sister were posted for adoption. This cat instantly pulled me in! She is a calico kitten named Missy! Her sister even had a strong resemblance to our Paisley. Her birthday is September 10th, also my sister in laws Birthday.
My childhood cat’s name was Misty. She was a calico kitty too. Missy and Misty also have very similar facial markings to each other. My first “signs”! I was about the same age as my daughter is now.
I reached out to the rescue to inquire about Missy. They sent me an adoption application and without even hesitating or waiting to talk to my daughter or my husband or son, I filled out the application and our family was approved!
All signs were pointing me towards adopting this sweet girl into our family.
The rescue put me in touch with Missy’s foster mom to connect and set up a date and time for us to meet her. After speaking with her and getting her address, it felt very familiar to me so I google mapped it. Missy was living just minutes from good friends of ours, around the country corner actually! Why this stood out even more as a sign for me, these friends of ours literally live in the middle of no where in the country. Beautiful spot, but literally out in the country and wide open spaces!
Getting the house ready for a new kitty to join us, having just said goodbye to our Paisley, was slightly challenging, emotionally for me, but yet I also continued to feel guided. Not once did I second guess bringing Missy into our home, the difficulty was missing our Pais and her personality. If you are an animal lover, you know exactly what I’m talking about. Geez, our dog Elwood died 8 1/2 years ago and I still have moments of missing him. Animals are so very unique.
The night before we were to go and meet our Missy, I came home and my son promptly told me to listen to message #14 on the answering machine. It was the vets letting us know our Paisley was back from being cremated and we could pick her up. As incredibly difficult as it was to go into the vets and pick her up, it also felt like the closure our family needed, literally just, before Missy would join our family. Like Paisley was letting me know it was ok, she was ok with us giving this sweet girl a home and family to love her, for her forever. I honestly hadn’t thought we would have Paisley back by then and as much as it hurt, the great big alligator tears that fell as I was sobbing leaving the vets that evening, her and our Elwood are together, and that gives me peace. They are together in heaven and even still on earth as their boxes are side by side. When I opened the door to put Paisley on the shelf beside her brother, I realized what else I had put in there. When I was younger my parents had a plate painted with Misty’s face on it for me. I had thought of this plate the other day when Maddy found the painting I had painted of Misty, but I couldn’t remember where I had put it… until I opened the door and saw it on the shelf.
Some may say these are all coincidences, but I firmly believe in signs from the universe and universal synchronicity. There was a reason I checked the adoption rescue site that day and saw Missy.
There is also no timeline on grief or feelings. As our pets aged we knew with both our dog and cat, we would have another join our family when the time was right. After our Elwood passed, I reached out to the breeder we wanted a dog from to let them know we were interested in getting on the list for a yellow male, knowing this well known breeder almost always had wait lists. Not even a week after our Elwood passed, we received an email, “your boy has arrived!” Not only that, but the dad was the dog my husband had told me approx 6 months prior was the dog he wanted a puppy from… not even choosing this ourselves! When my parents were bringing Hazel into the family we all went out to meet Hazel and her siblings, this is when we met a beautiful boy named Malloy. This dog turned out to be our Becker’s dad! A few years later, after mom and dad had already said goodbye to sweet Hazel, and then Tara, they reached out for another dog to join the family. Kelsey, we then learned, her granpa is Malloy, our Becker’s dad! Look for the signs, they are there I promise! 💫
I’ve found the more you open up to these amazing blessings, the more they will bless you. I am so grateful for following the signs and my heart. Although a piece of it will always be for each of my animals, it’s incredible how much more love we still have in us to give. Knowing we had almost 15 years with our girl, who was by my side through some very difficult times, and also some really incredible times too, though many moves, many renovations, she was a beautiful love and support especially for my daughter and I, as well as a comfort and loved family member of our entire family. We will always miss the heavy footsteps through the house that always had us second guessing if it was the cat or the kids sneaking out of bed 🤣!
With a snow storm on the horizon I was optimistic that we would be able to get there and back before the big storm hit! When we woke up it was clear! 🙏🥰🙌 Thank you!
I felt so sure about this little one and yet a part of me was slightly nervous. I had a big piece of my heart broken saying good bye to Paisley. But, there was nothing to worry about. The heart’s capacity of unconditional love is boundless!
My daughter and I received signs the entire way to meet our Missy! Starting with a quick stop at Timmie’s for my daughter to get a breakfast sandwich and drink, she did great being up at school time on a Saturday 🤣😉. The total came to $7.77. I looked at her and she instantly knew what I picked up on! All the way we saw more 777’s, some 111’s and 222’s! Even while at our friends place she pointed out 222! We were being divinely guided and it felt so reassuring!
As soon as I saw her, I knew. She was meant for our family. When she turned her head to the right, she had such a strong resemblance to my Misty. This little one would get the opportunity to grow up with our kids!
Let the new adventures begin with our Missy… we are back to kitten life!
Our sweet beautiful girl has joined her brother Elwood in Heaven. Although a piece of our heart is broken, our sweet, chatty little shakey girl, who sounded like a big giant and who never missed a treat, will forever be a part of our family. Paisley saved me when we were going through infertility, at only 23. At a time in my life when I felt absolutely broken, this sweet little furry girl gave me so much love and hope. She was by my side with her brothers Elwood and Becker through some very challenging times, but even more fun and loving times like bringing each of our kids home! A bond our girls, Pais and Maddy had that was even stronger! It will never been the same coming in and not hearing her meow. I cherish all our moments with her. Our sweet girl we miss you so much, we are so happy you chose us to live your life with. You are now at peace…
I’ve struggled with emotional eating since my early teens. Literally disconnecting and using food as my comfort.
The more purposeful and aware I am in my life, the healthier my eating is! With the Christmas and New Year holidays I was more conscious of what I was eating, but will admit I indulged.
This week has been tough. I miss my girl. So much. Knowing she is at peace helps, but it still hurts.
Last night I let my emotions get the best of me and food was my comfort. It’s a slippery slope when you have shifted your habits. Today I woke up feeling still full! Not feeling comfortable in my own skin. Feeling full and dehydrated 😦 When I get up in my head I can also forget to drink water consistently, which affects how I feel as well. Slippery slope!
Dinner tonight started with a big beautiful salad! My body now craves these. I used to think it was salads causing some digestive issues, it was certain things IN the salad that were! The more I listen to my body, honestly the happier it is, and easier I can shift.
I love hearty salads with crunch! Beautiful presentation… and then mix it up for the rest of dinner to join 😉
While I tackled some of my to-do list, my husband made dinner! I’m so thankful when we can divide and conquer, not only does the food taste better but it’s so much more efficient!
Tonight I gained some control back. Along side the delicious chicken and mashed potatoes my husband made I crafted that beautiful salad! But admit I did cave as well. Our daughter made us gluten free home made cookies. How could I not 😉 Its all balance and tonight felt challenging. Cleaning up some of our girl Paisley’s things.
I had a “list” of what I needed to get done tonight. That was one thing. Among a few others that legit in total all took less than 1 hour of actual time. I spent so much energy focusing on this short list, because my emotions were in the driver’s seat.
I know I’m going to still have challenges with my emotions. After our boy Elwood passed and Becker joined our family, I still miss my Elwood dearly. I will always miss my loved ones and cherish their memories whether they have 2 or 4 legs ❤
The more personal work I do with myself, the more aware I am in my life and can shift my energy when needed, also feeling confident that even if I do slip up (um hello no one is perfect), I can always move forward again! Life is for learning!
2020 is off to a great start! I am grateful and thankful for the process I’ve chosen for this year.
New Years Eve I spent some time journaling, going through 2019 and how I wanted to see our 2020 shape up. It felt absolutely amazing reflecting on both the good and bad that happened in my life and pouring my heart into incredible intentions for 2020!
One of my favourite tools that has been helping me stay true to my routine I bought a fantastic yearly planner that is also an intention setting journal. The dailygreatness Original Journal, this year I went for the Vagami edition and I love it!!! It is the same as the original but has a beautiful reusable cover with pockets in it!!! Check out my 10% off discount code below!!! ⬇️
We are well underway with our next and final stages of renovations to our home. Its been a wild ride, but also so humbling. Yesterday was a big step in this process and as I stood looking at our house, this was my exact thought “This was the missing piece to our puzzle”.
Truth be told – everything falls in place when its supposed to! All in divine timing. Sometimes it isn’t when you think it should, but it is.
This process we began a few years ago with our plans back and forth with our architect, but it just wasn’t the right timing to get started, for us it made more sense to invest IN our house vs start with the additions. The basement had already been underway, so we finished that up and began upstairs in the main living areas. It was that June, just 3 months after finishing the basement that it flooded – while we were living among renos upstairs in the kitchen, dining room, living room. It almost broke me, it bent me pretty hard. All of us actually. We thankfully had some great contractors to work with who helped ease this as we had two massive projects now on the go and our family living in our bedroom and living room!
All in divine timing.
Spring of 2019 I reached out to our township inquiring about getting things moving on our addition process. As much as we needed a break, there was a part of us that just wanted to “get it done”! The permits were issued and it was suddenly GO time!
Patience truly is a virtue. We spoke with the township to figure out what had to be done as this process was pretty major, including us doing a LOT of prep work. Oddly enough this all fell into place. Being a snowmobiler it makes me sad we do not have snow, however on the flip side this has been such an incredible blessing! We received a call around the end of November that our framers, a local company who’s work we admire, wanted to fit our job in before the end of the year!!! I was out at a meeting and my husband messaged… my response “Its GO TIME!!!”.
With every single renovation we have made to this home, its felt like the piece that was missing, it also while during the process was much more heavy than I had ever thought it would be. However I look back over the 4 years and I am filled with so much gratitude. We truly love our home, our property, the layout and purpose of the house. Once the basement and main floor were complete… we saved the best for last! What I thought was not going to be too disruptive to our life, has been. With having very little snow, our dog regularly tracks muddy foot prints into the house, which is not fun when he likes to go out more than once a day. But once again its teaching us patience, everything happens for a reason and gratitude.
Standing in our driveway last night looking at the additions, looking at the work done to the front of the house… its exactly what was missing. Truly the missing pieces to our puzzle.
Last night I joined a friend at a local Women’s Circle. Where all these feelings were validated. It was incredibly refreshing, solidifying as well in that I am on the right path, we are on the right path and everything happens for a reason all in divine timing. As well the importance of setting your intention, positive words, surrounding yourself with positive people and experiences but also knowing how to support yourself through any negativity or turmoil.
Although Ive taken photos during every single process. I haven’t shared much. I am absolutely stoked with our progress and feel even more sure in our decision for our home. Its not just this project that was the missing piece, it has been everything thats got us to where we are today. All of our renovations were done while living here. Some not as disruptive, others extremely disruptive. They have all been created with so much love and purpose. Our kitchen, which was under way when the basement flooded, we had our main layout, but weren’t sure how to finish between the old kitchen and new kitchen. So we lived with an unfinished space for a while until we got a feel for HOW we truly wanted to use the space. Had we finished it off like how we THOUGHT we needed to use the space (when it was just on paper), it wouldn’t have been what we truly needed. While being patient we were able to finish off our dream kitchen, create a beautiful laundry mud room and it functions exactly how our family needs it to!
The bonus… the additions are exactly the pieces that were missing. Not just for our lifestyle, but for the look of the house! Before we began the renovation process, we contemplated selling. We weighed the pros and cons of renovating vs building including location. I am so thankful we chose to #makeourhouseahome and create our #zmijanest. It may have taken us time, but it suits our family and lifestyle SO amazingly well! When I was absolutely terrified about the cost, this… this right here makes it ALL worth it! Every single dollar we have and will be spending. This was meant to be, this is what the house and our family was waiting for!
Do not ever be afraid of following your dreams. We went through SO many designs for so many years, weighing the pros and cons of each, pricing out, then even thought we should skimp on somethings to save a few bucks. In the end we jumped right in and although it felt super scary, last night everything was validated for me. When my husband asked me what I thought, my response was “Its what the house was missing”.
Always follow your dreams, no matter what those dreams might be. Set your intentions, write out what you want to see manifest and be grateful for the process! Regardless of where you live, your space should be a reflection of you! Whether you own or rent your home, take a look around and ask yourself how you really feel in the space. If you aren’t completely at peace in your space – which you should be – how can you shift it! It could be as simple as decluttering, rearranging the furniture, changing the paint colour to massive projects like ours ;). Let your space be a reflection of YOU!
And thats ok… but at times that can be hard to grasp, depending on the circumstance.
We learn from other people and their lives. We have the power to create our own ultimate life. Opinions can be very strong, but just because that is someone’s opinion does not make it “right”!
Life lessons and learning. #makingourhouseahome project #zmijanest has been a true test on our lives. #renolife alongside “everyday” #reallife can at times prove challenging! The ultimate compromise at the time to each think about what the other suggested, or the way it had to be lol!
The other night when discussing reno things, my immediate response was “no” to a suggestion of my husband’s. I had been very clear at how a certain design had to be or I didn’t want it. He agreed and suggested an alternative, which I immediately – without thinking said ‘No!’. Thankfully my husband asked why and I quickly re-thought about what he said and opened my mind to a new possibility!
Life lesson… seriously because we worked together with a new design and possibilities, we were ok with making a shift, staying true to our budget for this aspect! Interestingly enough, we are back to our original plan for this part of the project which we both loved in the first place.
We have had multiple of these conversations during this process. Being reminded to be humble and kind. Honestly this has pushed and pulled us, in some of the best ways! Creating what is ours, what we have figured out as a family, not just me or my husband. We welcome our kids input, obviously we figure out the “big stuff” but anything we can ask our kids opinions on, we do! Figuring out life together and being open to always be learning!
I love to let my husband know in front of the kids when I think about his ideas and can see the benefits of his thoughts! I want my kids to know that even though we may have challenges, we can continue to rise up! I also want them to know that I respect him.
So I felt compelled to share this life lesson! As we travel through this journey of life, we will continue to rise up the more we are open to learning. We can learn so much from each other!
I’m going to share a photo of my daughter and my dinner’s the other night. What is right for me, isn’t right (or what she likes) for her. I really enjoy cooked spinach with other veggies like mushrooms, garlic and green onion. We also had salad options for a build your own. My kids do not enjoy the hot vegetables and prefer cold cut up veggies. As a parent we can provide guidance to our kids. Age appropriate life lessons and opening up to a more reasonable way of thinking and options that really in truth is the exact same option!
Just because its my opinion doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone! Living an authentic life over here 🙌! Enjoyed my hot veggies and have some for lunch the next day!
2020 is all about flowing with ease and grace.
The last 10 years have been some major growth years. Facing challenges and choosing to rise back up, every single time. Grateful for the love, fun, progress and direction in life.
Choose to be grateful that you are not always right. I know I am! It didn’t always feel so great to not “be right”. Lately it’s been a humbling grounding experience to genuinely ask what the other options might be!
I feel like this is becoming my “new year title”, because that’s what it really should be! Always striving to be better than the person we were yesterday (not someone else)!
We rang in the new year in a nice low key, great company, relaxed evening. I was given the gift of time to really get centered and grounded into my intentions for the new year.
Moving into 2020, carrying forward Authenticity from 2019 I will flow with ease and grace. As a result I know I will need to be much more purposeful with life. Enjoying every moment. Being my authentic self, is being the real me. In an effort to share my story as the architect of my own life, I want to feel like I can also empower those who may be facing any challenges.
Our family household and health shifted just over 5 years ago. I love the direction of this path and feel it came at the exact time I and we needed it most! During a challenging time in my life I lost my spark, direction, my health was a big frustration and I was unsure of my purpose. This journey has had me dive deep, truly listen to myself, to my body and how I am feeling to guide me both physically and mentally. To find my path, which proved challenging at times. Hint… follow your own heart and dreams, let everyone else follow theirs!
2020 is a year of flowing with ease and grace, completely natural without pushing or challenging, letting it happen.
Some of my biggest shifts I am striving towards…
Morning Routine – Journaling, Setting the Intention for the Day, Writing down any tasks that I need to complete. Everyday! My @dailygreatness journal is my sidekick for this!
Meal Planning – Our family thrives with organization, as well as healthy home cooked meals. My brain is grateful when these meals are planned for and we have the ingredients, everything flows so much better! Our meal planning tends to be different than what others do, which is ok! We like to plan out meals we will have that week and then go with the flow. Rather than holding to a strict meal plan we have some flex which works great with our family when our schedules can sometimes be shifted in an instance!
Mindset and Empowering! – This is a big one for me, for all of us. We are always learning! One big shift is how I am going to support my oily customers and clients! I truly believe education is power, we are all capable to learn whatever we set out mind to. I also respect time so very much, more than ever actually! Moving forward with my oil customers in 2020 I will not be updating in my Facebook group. Social media isn’t how I want to focus. I’ve made this decision for a couple reasons… the internet is FULL of info, much of the info being shared in a lot of groups circulates alot! I respect you and your time for not simply just duplicating the same thing over and over. My customers all receive an email with product info from doTERRA. For those of you who I’ve worked with, know I love to share REAL life. How we use our natural health care options and oils in real life. That’s how I want to empower. I will be available for assurance via email, Insta DM and Facebook on my page or PM! Plus I love blogging and photos, that’s me! That’s how I want to shine! That’s how I willbshine into 2020 and beyond. Being ME!
Follow Dreams & Visualize – This year is big for our family, it means finishing off some massive renovations in our family nest! A complete transformation that is truly us and becomes more us every single day! Visualize what you truly want, no matter what! Trust me the details will work themselves out, all in Divine timing!
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Does your energy need to be shifted? How do you currently feel? I can honestly say when your energy is free flowing in your body, and house, you do feel different in a very good way!
Do you feel you need to work on anything in your life? Your gut response may be no. That’s your ego talking! We all have something we can improve in our lives.
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Let the energy flow in your home! It’s incredible how I can feel this shift now. Years of planning. Literally years, it began in our first house! Feel your heart. If you feel out of alignment, shift it! Been there done that! Honestly. In all the homes we’ve lived in, this home, especially now, feels like its us, it’s my heart, my heart is home! 💗 Shifting the energy can be as simple as decluttering, re-arranging furniture, changing paint colour, etc! When I got home yesterday, my husband had rearranged our living room, a way we had talked about the previous night and my first reaction to his suggestion was ‘No’. I quickly realized I was blocking my flow, and also by immediately responding with no to him, I was also blocking his. Similar experience when he told me his idea for the laundry mud room… I had to push past the “norm” and open up. Best thing I did because I LOVE our new space, it fits us perfectly! When I arrived home and saw the new arrangement, I could feel the energy flowing so much better, without visual blocks, opening up to even more ideas that has me so pumped! That also wouldn’t have been possible if I had stayed stuck in my previous mindset of a “traditional layout”!
Positive talk, such a simple thing to do but often forgotten. It can sometimes be easier to sink into a negative mindset, especially if someone around you at home, work or in your social circle is negative (yup also means social media!!!). When you feel yourself slipping into a negative mindset, shift it. YOU have the choice!
Be conscious of what you are doing, when you are doing it etc… goes along with the positive thinking. Learn to become more aware in all that you are doing! If you slip into negativity simply shift back, if someone calls you out on being negative, accept their support and shift where needed.
Honestly… do what works for you! It’s easy to follow what she or he might be doing. That’s when you loose yourself! Be real to you. Something my soul has been bursting at directing me in for a while now.
As the new year is upon us, my heart is feeling so very full! 💗 Sharing this life with my best friend and raising our kids. Our experiences traveling. Our family and friends. Our health and growth experiences. Our home. 💓
As we release 2019 and move into 2020 I am so grateful for where life has got me to, today! I am grateful for the challenges that have helped to grow. I am thankful for my willingness to learn. I strive to find a positive in any negative situation. I’m grateful for trusting and taking a leap, even when it feels so scary. I’m thankful for following my heart and gut, they really know what’s up! I am thankful for any difficult people, you help steer me back to kindness. I’m grateful for patience, being vulnerable and knowing that life sometimes doesn’t give us what we want, but what we need. I am thankful for realizing the importance of investing in myself mentally and physically! I am grateful for “allowing” myself to dream and go for it!
Our family oil routine is something I treasure. A moment in the day to slow down and connect with each of the kiddos! In prep for New Year’s I switched up the oil routine for them the night before! An oil back massage with 2-3 drops of each oil on their back. I like to layer my oils, meaning add some coconut oil and then drop 1, 2 drops, rub those oils in and then drop 1, 2 drops and so on for each oil. Started first with a chakra balancing and soul cleansing smudge with palo santo! Soul connecting, immune boosting and cleansing in prep for the new year!
I release anything that may have caused a negative attachment and welcome in 2020 where love, positivity, good health, relationships and abundance of money will flow with ease and grace.
I am excited for and welcome any opportunity for growth.
Dream big and love the life you live! 🥰 Every single day we are given the opportunity to choose the direction of our life. I’ve found it truly incredible ‘the power of thought’! 🙏 What do you choose your 2020 to be? Cheers to 2019! 🥂
In becoming stronger as a person, individually, one must also recognize that individual growth is exactly that – individual. It is custom to every single one of us and rarely do we all grow at the same rate – even if we are under the same roof, in the same family or besties.
We all have our own life path and experiences which create our reality. One of the best gifts you could ever give someone else is peace, kindness and understanding. Remove any judgment, control, negativity, expectations. To simply allow someone to flourish as they are meant to.
For some this can come easy, as second nature. For others, especially those who have experienced trauma or abuse (physical, mental, emotional), the process can be much more lengthy.
Dont compare yourself to anyone else, the mirror is not your enemy!
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