Limits, little things, and loved ones who live on.
MONTHLY REMINDERReader, everything has its limits e.g.:
Some things last longer than others. Some things need more tender loving care. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
JUNE’S REFLECTION PROMPTIn June, I will embrace the ‘little, but often’ philosophy by… Whether it’s physical or mental wellbeing, a new habit, connecting with others etc., small acts compound to big shifts. 2 QUOTES WORTH PONDERING1. Mary Elizabeth Frye’s famous grief poem: Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry; I am not there. I did not die. REFLECTION PROMPTS:
2. American poet and educator, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow on handling difficult times: “The best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain.” REFLECTION PROMPTS:
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