the quiet rabbit

make your own light. 🌞 

[thequietrabbit]

The world needs your light. | limited edition 001

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Hi friends. It's been a (very!) long time. Are you still here?

This project has been running for more than ten years. Wow. I love you, thank you for being here, and I hope to see you more often.

xo

[thequietrabbit]

I hope this note finds you healthy & healing. May you experience both in your life—N O W. May you see and know safety and love. Right NOW. So be it. ♥️

[thequietrabbit]

That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a collective loss of normalcy.

fantastic article, worth a few minutes of your time if you’re feeling a bit off during this uncertainty. “it’s a good time to stock up on compassion. Everyone will have different levels of fear and grief and it manifests in different ways. A coworker got very snippy with me the other day and I thought, That’s not like this person; that’s how they’re dealing with this. I’m seeing their fear and anxiety. So be patient. Think about who someone usually is and not who they seem to be in this moment.”

[goodluckkates]

rest peacefully, Ram Dass 🕊

[thequietrabbit]

a recipe for joy 🌱

[thequietrabbit]

choose to make your own light. 🌞💛

[thequietrabbit]

I will begin writing again tonight. to wake from a too-long hibernation; to find my way back. — I am leaning on this post, and YOU, truly, to hold me accountable. these words are as much for me as they are for you. and I am so glad you’re here.

[eklektikos-jshu]

going to try to put this into practice more often.

[thequietrabbit]

Today, I challenge you to say hello and smile at a stranger when standing in line, walking down a hallway, waiting for the elevator, shopping, riding public transit, etc. The routine things we do every day are a perfect platform for this practice.

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Sometimes the smallest gesture of kindness creates an enormous wave of impact. When we look away, pretend to be busy, or fumble with our phones, we are losing an opportunity to spark that small but powerful energy called human connection. And we all know how meaningful a smile can feel when we are having a hard day.

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Bonus points will be awarded to those who can look at themselves in the mirror and pause to smile, acknowledging the magic of the person staring back ❤️.

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We all deserve kindness. Let it start from within, and overflow.

[thequietrabbit]

Seven years ago, I adopted a little girl who would end up becoming my namesake—a tiny being full of love who unintentionally inspired this project and my connection with you all.

This past week I had to say goodbye to my sweet Pippin; perhaps the most difficult goodbye I have ever experienced. I have been lucky to have many animal friends in my life, but this little girl was by far my most treasured. ❤️

Dear friends, please hold your loved ones a little bit tighter for me. Every day we have with each other is such a precious gift.

[thequietrabbit]

‪growth is movement,‬ change.‬

‪the tightly-wrapped bud‬ does not feel comfortable‬ just before it bursts open.‬

‪even so—‬ how freeing it is,‬

‪to become a flower.‬

🌻 @thequietrabbit

[thequietrabbit]

Not a beautiful or planned post really, just something from my new journal that poured out of me in honor of this new beginning. Words important enough to share in hopes that you, too, find the courage to step forward into your life. ❤️ blessings & happy new year.

[goodluckkates]

stay together—learn the flowers—go light.

[thequietrabbit]

John Mayer on being lonely. ❤️

[thequietrabbit]

If I come back, will you remember me?

[goodluckkates]

every day is practice.

[thequietrabbit]

If you are feeling small,

if life has you down.

remember.

there is always

a rainbow,

a silver lining—

waiting to be found. 💗