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Early morning! Dark chocolate orange scones with almonds +...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:39:12 -0400

Early morning! Dark chocolate orange scones with almonds + coffee! #scones #jujycakes

Early morning breakies! Dark chocolate orange scones with...

Sat, 18 May 2013 05:36:18 -0400

Early morning breakies! Dark chocolate orange scones with almonds, yum!

yogurtland!!! (at Yogurtland)

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:45:44 -0400

yogurtland!!! (at Yogurtland)

Maple blueberry almond scones made with nonfat Greek yogurt!

Wed, 08 May 2013 10:10:30 -0400

Maple blueberry almond scones made with nonfat Greek yogurt!

Double dark chocolate fudgy brownies!

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:55:20 -0400

Double dark chocolate fudgy brownies!

why is it when people made me feel “guilty”, I felt responsible? and why doesn’t...

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:10:54 -0400

why is it when people made me feel “guilty”, I felt responsible? and why doesn’t anyone else feel this ” cause and effect”?

on a blue Monday, baking maple blueberry almond scones!

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:07:50 -0400

on a blue Monday, baking maple blueberry almond scones!

Trying to forgive and let go...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:54:00 -0400

“It became almost a relief to be ignored, even though it was incredibly lonely. When you are abused every day, to be passed over feels like a gift. I didn’t know how to articulate my loneliness.

Like when I sat alone at lunch because the other girls wouldn’t “let” me sit at their table. When I sat alone with a book at recess, the yard monitor told me, “Stop reading and talk to somebody; how do you expect to make friends if you don’t hang out with the other girls?”

She didn’t get it. None of them did, those harried, overworked authority figures. They had too much to do to pay attention to one friendless kid, and one so quiet, so polite; they had other students to deal with, the troublemakers, the ones constantly sentenced with detention, the ones from troubled families who were cutting class and already smoking at age eleven, who mouthed off and were on the verge of flunking.

So they forgot about me.”

I found this on Tiny Buddha, and that’s me…the experiences I had when I was growing up!

8 Effective Ways to Let Go and Move On

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:13:24 -0400

8 Effective Ways to Let Go and Move On:

marcandangel:

You are changing. The universe around you is changing. Just because something was right for you in the past doesn’t mean it still is. This could be a relationship, a job, a home, a habit, etc.

It happens to you slowly as you grow. You discover more about who you are and what you want out of life, and then you realize there are deliberate changes you need to make to keep up with the changes happening around you and within you.

The lifestyle you’ve been living no longer fits. The specific people and routines you’ve known forever no longer align with your values. So you cherish all the memories, but find yourself letting go and moving on.

If you’re currently dealing with this process you may feel a bit awkward, and that’s OK. This feeling is normal. I’ve been right there with you on more occasions than I can count.

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Reasons to Let Go and Move On

Someone’s negativity is rubbing off on you. – You are the average of the people you spend the most time with. In other words, who you spend your time with has a great impact on the person you are and the person you become. If you are around cynical and negative people all the time, you will become cynical and negative.

You have grown apart from someone. – Sad but true, no matter what you do or how much you explain yourself, some people will graduallyevolve away from your core values. As time goes on they will prove over and over again that they are committed to misunderstanding you and clashing with your needs.

You are truly unhappy with your current circumstances. – It’s always better to be struggling at something you love than succeeding diligently at something you despise.

Your goals and needs have changed. – What was right for you then is not necessarily right for you now. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather realizing that you have changed, and then learning to start over with your new truth.

Fear is holding you back. – Part of letting go and moving on is facing the fears and disappointments of the past that are binding your spirit.

6 Ways to Speak Well to Your Loved Ones

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:12:15 -0400

6 Ways to Speak Well to Your Loved Ones:

marcandangel:

At a time in history when we are communicating more rapidly than ever – via texts, tweets and email volleys, one after the next – it seems there is hardly anyone among us who couldn’t use some tips to facilitate more heartfelt communication for our in-person interactions with the people we care about most.

Here are some ideas to get you started:

1. Tell them how important they are, often.

Here’s a wake-up call for you: No matter how sure you are of someone’s love, it’s always nice to be reminded of it.

Loving someone and having them love you back is the most precious phenomenon in the world, and it should be expressed as such. When you truly love someone, be loving in words and deeds every single day. Don’t beat around the bush. Be straightforward.

If you appreciate someone today, tell them. If you adore someone today, show them. Hearts are often confused and broken by thoughtful words left unspoken and loving deeds left undone. There might not be a tomorrow. Today is the day to express your love and admiration.

2. Communicate your feelings openly.

Your parent’s may have told you that it’s not what you say but how you say it thatcounts. This can be true in a professional setting, but when it comes to your closest relationships open, honest transparency is imperative.

Express how you truly feel. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Give the important people in your life the information they need, rather than expecting them to know the unknowable. Express your fears, tears, doubts and insecurities – let your loved ones experience YOU. Have the courage to be yourself in front of them.

Relationships flourish when both people are able to share their innermost feelings and thoughts about themselves and each other. To be fully seen by someone, in raw form, and be adored anyhow, is what love is.

3. Speak the truth.

As a wise man once said, “I tell the truth because it’s the easiest thing to remember.” Living through a facade puts an incredible burden on your emotional well-being. Speaking the truth, even and most often when it hurts, frees mental space and increases your ability to connect with the people you care about. Keep in mind that a large part of such openness requires taking personal responsibility for your wrong doings. If you know, for instance, that your actions or words have hurt a loved one, you must immediately admit your faults and face reality.

If you live for the truth now, you will find comfort and peace in the end. If you live for comfort and peace now by avoiding the truth, you will get neither comfort nor peace nor truth, only wishful thinking to begin, and lasting regret in the end.

Tulips in the neighborhood!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:23:41 -0400

Tulips in the neighborhood!

I just want you.♥ |x|

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:38:47 -0400

I just want you.♥ |x|

adorable

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:37:17 -0400

adorable

as beautiful as this is, I have not been able to...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:35:02 -0400

as beautiful as this is, I have not been able to “love” sushi since I had 3 days of food poisoning from eating some last year!

my heart is breaking

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:47:40 -0400

my heart is breaking

Still feeling lost and confused. Still having to be the responsible one and make sacrifices,...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:06:04 -0500

Still feeling lost and confused. Still having to be the responsible one and make sacrifices, can’t be selfish and be true to my heart. I’ll be here by myself without support from family or close friends.

"Deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you are..."

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 13:46:37 -0500

““Deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you are standing in that forest of sorrow, you cannot imagine that you could ever find your way to a better place. But if someone can assure you that they themselves have stood in that same place, and now have moved on, sometimes this will bring hope”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love”

Remember when you were little and you had to line up, then people would pick who would be on their...

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:40:30 -0500

Remember when you were little and you had to line up, then people would pick who would be on their team? And you were always the last one picked while others were always chosen before you? That’s how I’m feeling now. I didn’t get picked and it hurts and stings just like it did in 2nd grade.

Even if it doesn’t feel like it right now, there are many people who want to support you...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:13:57 -0500

Even if it doesn’t feel like it right now, there are many people who want to support you during this difficult time. They won’t try to argue with you about how miserable you feel or tell you to just “snap out of it.” They will not judge you. They will simply listen to you and be there for you.

Many of us have found that the first step to coping with thoughts and feelings is to share them with...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:13:20 -0500

Many of us have found that the first step to coping with thoughts and feelings is to share them with someone we trust. Find someone you trust and let them know how bad things are. Just talking about how you got to this point in your life can release a lot of the pressure that’s building up and help you find a way to cope…
unless that person just tells you to “suck it up and deal with it…”