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Lesson from Just Sit There

November 05, 2012

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Don't let your circumstances or habits rule your choices today. Dignity is more important than wealth. -- Just Sit There (@justsitthere)

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Mother of a Teen Mother

Learning that my teenage daughter was pregnant was very hard. It brought up so many issues, so many questions...so many insecurities. I wondered if her choice to have sex and her choice to keep the baby was an indictment on my parenting. Where did i go wrong? Ever since she was young, i brought my daughter everywhere with me. And where possible, i worked at every school she attended. I wanted to be near. I loved so much sharing my life with her and her sharing her life with me. No matter how busy my life was, no matter the demands placed on my time by work and study, i kept her close. I never wanted her to have the life of an absent parent...someone so busy helping the world or working that she/he wouldn't have time to nurture her/his own child. Over the years, i watched her grow. She dealt with loss and several large challenges at a young age. I did my best to help her work through them. And attempted to bring others into her life to offer love and support. She is such a won

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Love Letter to My Younger Self

She silently listens, taking in information. Her silence leads others to believe she knows little. And at times she struggles with being okay with that. The danger in trying to appease or prove oneself to others leads her to feeling as though she must show what she knows. When what she has come to realize is that when one knows, one does. When one knows, one does. Right? So the appearance of not knowing could be tied in some ways to not doing. I came to realize that i needed to be my own teacher. That i needed to learn to listen to and trust myself. That the relationship i needed to build was with my heart. - I. Kilimanjaro, 4/13/11 Dear My Younger Self, Be who you are. Accept who you are. Love who you are. What you know and what you think others think you know is not of consequence. Release judgment and expectation. Embrace yourself fully. The path you walk is yours alone. Though it may intersect with others, be closely aligned with others and someti

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