She was lost, I remind myself. I watched her decline over the year and every time I thought this might be it, after a bad week, she bounced back and appeared to be herself. Kind of. She still walked into walls, got stuck in odd places, didn't know if I was home or not, twitched, …
Category: Reflection
REWIND, Create a New Story
Many of us have an experience. And in that experience, we determine if we want to experience it again. We make a statement about it and we create a story that determines our path ever after. Let me give you a personal example. I once tried a yoga class. It was so hard and rigorous …
Perception
This weed flower (and it's unique strength) I saw this morning reminded me of a poem titled "Perception" I wrote in 1996: we walk thru the fieldsand all we see are the weedsgrowing, expandingspreading through all of the landuntil that is all we see we forget about the flowersthe treesthe crystal blue-white skysometimes we wonder …
Quit the blaming
We have all taken sides at one time or another, in person or on social media. Did it work for you? Did it feed your truth and justify your behavior? We can all find evidence to support our truth. All of us. But it takes courage to look beyond our perceived "truth" to really hear …
Trust your life plan
Many times in our lives we may find ourselves in situations that question all of our decisions. Then one day we may get an "Ah ha" moment that brings such clarity and understanding. Because of these gifts, I remind myself of this wisdom during uncomfortable times. I remind myself that in that one precious moment …
Take pause…and feel
For some of us, dealing with anxiety and/or depression has been a roller coaster ride for much of our lives. We are up, we are down. We are on, we are off. When we feel good we want to hang onto those feelings and never let them go, sometimes to our own detriment. I mean …
Feel your Feelings
For some of us, dealing with anxiety and/or depression has been a roller coaster ride for much of our lives. We are up, we are down. We are on, we are off. When we feel good we want to hang onto those feelings and never let them go, sometimes to our own detriment. I mean …
EGO is not our enemy
For so long I looked at certain traits in myself and I judged them. I told myself I needed to change. I told myself I needed to do better...be better. Until one day it clicked. All of these things I condemned in myself I realized were my gifts to the world. When I started to …
Us vs. Them
The us vs. them mentality just doesn't work and it leaves us in a perpetual state of victimhood and duality. It is much harder, yet more empowering and rewarding, when we take our issues directly to the source of our discontent and have a crucial conversation with positive intent. What positive intent means is this. …
Kim Hiles, Author | Educator 