To be a blessing to myself!

I am a river. I flow where I flow. I change. I am the same river. I have different moods, needs, and emotions. Today, I may be a wide, raging torrent. Tomorrow, I may be a shallow, bubbly stream. This afternoon, I may be a deep, calm brook. Next week, I may be a dangerous, but awesome waterfall. With me, I carry my history and future. On my banks is the debris of previous hurts. Floating in me, are the debris of my current pain. On my bottom crawls the dreck of painful traumas. Flowing is who I am. Life and death is a never-ending cycle in me and on my banks. I am a life, and a source of life. I am a place of death. I provide shelter, food, cleansing, refreshment, life… People come to me to eat, to drink, to bath, to rest, to play, to heal… They visit my banks for a moment of romance or meditation. I cannot flow upwards. I cannot fly (I am not an eagle). I can wear through a rock. I can flow around a mountain. I can fall down a cliff - at first, slowly trickling down, then becoming a mighty waterfall - if I need to (but that is scary for me and for you...) I have endless possibilities. I provide endless possibilities. I am a river… audio - redirect Copyright: 2011, by Lorraine Joubert, All Rights Reserved The end of suffering - To be a blessing to myself!

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New Moon Journaling: January

Journal Prompt: How much fun can I have (this month)?

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New Moon Journaling: December

Journal Prompt: How can I express my creativity?

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Are you discovering the wonder of #2024?

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Eddie O'Hara reflects on a career's worth of social work wisdom

📚⚡ What's the most powerful lesson social work has taught you this month? 📆 🌟💡

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New Moon Journaling: December

Journal Prompt: What good can I do for the world?

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Are you discovering the wonder of #2024?

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New Moon Journaling: November

Journal Prompt: One way that I could feel even more alive (this month) is…

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Optimistic October! 🌟⠀

What if you opened yourself to notice the magic in life, would you feel more optimistic?

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Are you discovering the wonder of #2024?

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Reset your mind for calm and control

Optimistic October! 🌟⠀ ⠀ What little comforts in your life reset your mind for calm and control?

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Optimistic October! 🌟: True yearnings

Optimistic October! 🌟⠀

What if you discover your true desires? What if you could transform the frustration of not obtaining what you 'want' by identifying what you truly yearn for?

Would you be more optimistic if you could pursue your true desires, even if some dreams cannot be realised right now?⠀

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New Moon Journaling: October

Journal Prompt: Could I focus (this month) on what I am good at?

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Text reads: It is all right not to be popular. You do not need scores of people wanting to be your friend or wanting to be you, in order to be good enough. You are already wonderful as you are, regardless of how many or how few friends, fans, or followers you may have.

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You've outgrown the version of you that needed to survive. It's time to become the version of you that's here to thrive.

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Danez Smith, Don't Call Us Dead

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10 Lessons I've Learned (and Continue to Learn) in Social Work | Independence Plus

This blog post is written in honor of Social Work Month by Celeste Casey Clarke, Ph.D., LCSW, Corporate Vice President […]

📚⚡ What's the most powerful lesson social work has taught you this month? 📆 🌟💡

Share your discoveries and let the sparks of inspiration ignite our collective flame. 🔥

#SocialWorkLessons #SocialWorkInspiration #SocialWorkJourney #ShareYourStory #SocialWorkerWellbeing #SelfCareForSocialWorkers #MentalHealthMatters #SocialWorkMagic #SocialWorkCommunity #SocialWorkNetwork #SocialWork

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Are you discovering the wonder of #2024?