IMPERFECTIONS MAKE US STRONGER
A girl comes crashing down an old wooden staircase towards me. My knees are hurting but I reach to help as she bumps to a stop at the bottom.
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She is crumpled but as she rises I realize she has prosthetic LEGS. I’m amazed they remained attached after the tumble she took.
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I’m so inspired by this teen who laughs at herself as she readjusts her clothing and assures me she is fine. Did I mention she was also missing an arm?
The amusment park noises persist. I continue to wait for my kids to exit the ride.
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My knees feel better. My heart swells with gratitude for my own healthy children who are still on the ride that she just left.
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Life is full of diversity, rich with compassion, abundant with experiences for growth and deeper awareness.
For the most part comparison to others can cause pain and suffering, diminish our confidence, create doubt in our abilities etc etc. BUT sometimes a healthy dose of comparison can be such a gift.
Of course we are all different. Of course there will be people around us with different circumstances than our own. When we take those differences and transmute them into feelings of appreciation — ahhh therein lies the gift from the universe.
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I am reading “The Book Of Joy”. The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu spent a week together sharing insights and helping to create this gift for the world. How can we find joy amidst the suffering?
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I am so humbled that my voice seems to resonate with the listeners of the STRONG BODY STRONG SOUL show. Recently I have been discussing the insights of these two amazing spiritual leaders on the Show.
Last week we were discussing Gratitude. “The appreciation of a selfless act of which one is the beneficary”. The purest form of gratitude comes when you realize the act given to you does NOT need to be repaid. The homework is for listeners to pay it forward — do a random act of kindness for someone else in order to raise THEIR level of Gratitude (ie. pay someone a compliment, buy someone a coffee — BUT this person you bestow kindness on must be someone you are fairly sure you will NOT see again and you may not let them know your plan).
…https://anchor.fm/maria-humphreys/episodes/Welcome-Joy-Through-Gratitude-e236v5
A healthy awareness, comparison to others in the world creates compassion. We all have our different struggles yet share a common human experience.
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The young girl with two entirely prothestic legs was a gift to me. The sense of gratitude that she arose in me is mine to keep.
My prosthetic knees aren’t as challenging as that teen’s legs (yes I have 2 prothetic knees-more on that another time). But seeing her, lessens my pain. She is a gift — a smiling gift despite her fall 😘
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I’m so grateful to share my voice through the audio airwaves for whoever is meant to hear me and I am so grateful to be able to share these words with you here. It is my pleasure to share this experience with you….perhaps your own vibration of gratitude will rise in some way.
Regardless of when you are reading this or listening to the audio show — I hope my loving energy resonates with you! Wow, perhaps writing this post is my homework this week.
We are all connected‼️
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The show can be found on most major audio platforms. It is FREE, works on most devices and is so easy to listen to! I hope you will enjoy the show if you choose to tune in. This week we are discussing LAUGHTER! and yes there is homework 💫😍💫
The show has new episodes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (and perhaps a few surprises during the week too). Right now on Fridays we are discussing The Book of Joy. Mondays are always filled with hopeful thought provoking content and Wednesdays, well Wednesdays on the show get a little crazy — I call it Wacky Wednesday and yes, the energy of laughter is my favorite!! You will see why…

Have a beautiful day! I appreciate your support and your own willingness to use YOUR energy to make the world a better place-whatever that means in YOUR life!
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