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Trained in Collaborative Divorce sm model
Trained in Collaborative Divorce sm model
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SOMEDAY, MAYBE THERE WILL EXIST A WELL-INFORMED, WELL-CONSIDERED, AND YET FERVENT PUBLIC CONVICTION THAT THE MOST DEADLY OF ALL POSSIBLE SINS IS THE MUTILATION OF A CHILD’S SPIRIT. ERIK ERIKSON |
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts
of a great many have already been exposed to inner peace and it is possible that
people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could
pose a serious threat to what has, until now, been a fairly stable condition of
conflict in the world. Some
signs and symptoms of inner peace:
To surrender means not to be protective of others. It’s to let our loved ones face their own reality, the
consequences of their own decisions. To surrender means to stop trying to control others. It’s to use my energy to become what I dream I can be. To surrender is not to regret the past. It’s to grow and live in the present. To surrender is to stop denying. It’s to become more accepting of reality. To surrender does not mean to stop caring. It means I can’t do it for someone else. To surrender means I cannot enable any longer. It means I have to allow others to feel their own
consequences. To surrender means to stop being in the middle of the
arranging of events. It’s to allow others to plan happenings. To surrender is to be unwilling to adjust my schedule to
everyone else’s. It’s to take full responsibility for me. To surrender is to fear less and give up guilt and
inadequacy. It’s to love and accept both myself and others. Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and famous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve
the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other
people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is
within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give
other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others. Nelson Mandela 1994 Inaugural Speech |
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