Mindfulness Monday – Loss

Words on loss — an emotion we all need to come to terms with at some point. Some, more than others.

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“Everything that has a beginning, has an ending.
Make your peace with all that and all will be well.”

~ Buddha

“Compassion invites us to open our heart
to everyone who experiences
joy and loss,
pleasure and pain,
hope and despair.
This includes ourselves.

~Heather Strong, Mindfulness and Grief

*all artwork and photos on Picnic with Ants created by W. Holcombe, unless otherwise noted.

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Mindfulness Monday – abandon

Wendy’s mindfulness quotes strike deep with me. The second is especially personal.

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“Sometimes people hunger for more than bread.
It is possible that
our children, or husband, our wife,
do not hunger for bread,
do not need clothes,
do not lack a house.
But are we equally sure that
none of them feels alone,
abandoned,
neglected,
needing some affection?
That too is poverty.”

~ Mother Teresa

“Even if others abandon you
You must never abandon yourself.”

~T. Helwig

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