Jennifer Palmer MFTI

the hardest thing sometimes to do is to truly be YOU. https://www.facebook.com//rpp.188471851/1762402000441568/

A few years ago I got overwhelmed by jealousy and this made me feel all clenchy and small so I decided to try believing in abundance. And it sort of looked li...ke this: When a friend shared good news, and I started feeling jealous, I told myself kindly and gently (which is the only acceptable way to tell yourself anything) to cut it out because scarcity is a lie and the truth is that there is ENOUGH to go around. And so I went out of my way to build her up even more. I want the best for you, I’d think. I really, really want you to have everything you’ve ever dreamed of. And you guys, somewhere along the way, I started believing myself. I started believing that I was the type of woman who wanted the absolute best for everyone around her. I started believing that I was a woman who would help the woman next to me get whatever she dreamed of. I became a person who believes that the bigger I help you become, the bigger I become. The happier I help you become, the happier I become. The more successful, fulfilled and healthy I help you become the more successful, fulfilled and healthy I become. So let’s get started! What on Earth is cooler than THAT? Nothing. That’s just the best, most exciting. expansive, HUGE way to live. To not only believe in abundance, but to CREATE more of it. To quit fighting for a bigger slice of pie and just bake a bigger pie and invite everybody you know to share it with you. Nothing beats that. That’s POWER. The amazing thing about love and attention and encouragement and grace and success and joy is that these things are infinite. We get a new supply every single morning and so we can give it away all day. We never, ever have to monitor the supply of others or grab or hoard. There will be more in the morning and it will be enough. It’s like magic. Or, you know, God.

Mandy Harvey is proof that you should never give up on your dream.

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I know that I have struggled personally with this topic. I have had to learn to actively and continuously seek connection with others. Sometimes it can feel that we are on our own island and no one seems to see us. "we come from love and when we die we go back to love" Social isolation increases our stress response. This TED talk below reminds me that it is an inside job of first befriending myself. How about you?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2hLhWSlOl0

As Valentines day is approaching I have two questions: 1. Who in your life sees the real you? 2.What it is like to be fully seen and known by this person? Feel free to comment below if you would like to share your answer! : )