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Debbie.'s avatar

The love and kindness we show come from our understanding and appreciation for the love others give us.

Derek Lakin's avatar

I very much agree, Deborah! By loving ourselves, we have the opportunity to love others.

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Thank you Derek.. I so enjoyed this piece you wrote, it truly resonated with me. I have a personal and true understanding of this position faced.

Darcy Dudeck's avatar

Beautiful words full of emotion ❤️‍🩹

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Thank you so much, Darcy! 🙏

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May 19, 2025
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Derek Lakin's avatar

Thank you deeply for your vulnerability, Stefanie. May we remember that it's always a work in progress, and that healing is rarely linear.

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May 16, 2025
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Thanks so much, Anna. Your words mean a lot. The move went well, but I'm definitely getting too old to keep moving myself (I think that was my 16th as an adult).

Yes, The Universe was gently nudging me that it wasn't the right time. A great deal of energy was released with this one, and lightness abounds.

I'm sorry you're feeling unsettled and discouraged in your new reality. Those are two feelings I've sat with deeply over the last 18 months, and the most self-compassionate things I did were to release clinging to how I thought things "should" be, and sit inside the discomfort of an unknown future. I owe you a DM. I'll follow up soon.