by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care “One life is all we have, and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying.” – Joan of Arc What powerful words from a young...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of self-care I remember a show from the ’70s called “Maude.” I wasn’t crazy about “Maude” and would read while my mom watched the show and knit. She wasn’t crazy about it either. It was mainly background...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care I often hear the question “where do you see yourself in five years?”. It’s been a too-long, favorite of employment interviews. I’ve never really seen the value. Rather ask directly about a person’s...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care “You cannot see yourself without a mirror; Look at the Beloved, He is the brightest mirror.” – Rumi Relationships, like mirrors, reflect back to us the person we think we are and the person we wish to be. We...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care Ohhh, self-love does not come easily! Even when we are raised with love and surrounded by those who love us, we get so many other messages that give us reason to doubt. It takes practice to be at peace with the idea. I am from a...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care Trust other people’s love for you. Trust builds on self-love. Love yourself first with compassion. Other love will follow. Trust that.
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care What is it to be happy? A few years back I wrote “happy is something that you are.” I was thinking of happy as a state of being. Not something you achieve or can lose, but something that’s always there waiting for you...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving, Grief, Spiritual
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care What does it mean to be alive? The answer lies in our ability to create and through our creativity express compassion. When I was a little girl, I lived in the country on a lake in New England, surrounded by trees and wildlife. My...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving, Spiritual
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care The basis of today’s post comes from a previous post “I See Me in the Mirror.” Bringing balance, harmony, and equality into our lives depends strongly on our ability to build loving relationships. And THIS...
by Lillian Lake | | 31 Days of Self-care, Caregiving, Spiritual
Welcome to 31 Days of Self-care Today our self-care wellness journey post relates to physics. “Magnetism is one aspect of the combined electromagnetic force. It refers to the physical phenomena arising from the force caused by magnets, objects that...
