Mindful Kindful YOUniversity

Who is (or was) your ONE to help you through your challenges? Tag them below! Express your gratitude! Shout out to my sister (who is not on social media-lol)- the pandemic had brought us closer than ever. It's so fun to call her up and just laugh and talk about anything. She's on the East coast and I'm on the west coast but we often take walks "together" (thumbs up for social distancing!) During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, you may experience anxiety, fea...r, frustration, sadness and loneliness to the point that those feelings become constant and overwhelming. Existing mental health conditions, including severe anxiety and major depression, may worsen. If you’re feeling hopeless and having thoughts about suicide, or you’re concerned about someone else, learn how to find help and restore hope. Most often, suicidal thoughts are the result of feeling like you can’t cope or recover when you’re faced with what seems to be an overwhelming life situation. Call theNational Suicide Prevention Lifelineat 1-800-273-8255 any time of day. https://mindfulkindfulyouniversity.com/roots-of-resilience/ #resilience #youarenotalone #dontgiveup #itsoktoaskforhelp #sisters

#justfortoday #letgo #letbe #MindfulKindfulPeaceful

I invite you to take 3 minutes to listen to this beautiful story of courage and resilience. It's a true story from the late, great Rep. John Lewis. May his legacy live on through his example of how to live life ~ in our homes, and in our world ~ walking together, hand in hand, you and I, walking with the wind. Together, we can get through the storms and inevitable challenges in our lives, coming out stronger and wiser. (note- there is no sound for the first 15 secs) ~Dee DiG...ioia, Discover your inner resources for resilience and well-being at Mindful Kindful YOUniversity - programs and services for youth and adults. https://youtu.be/fKB64mMAw6U

Every year we get caught up in the holiday spirit trying to make everything Pinterest perfect. This year be sure to take extra care of yourself - it is essential to maintain your health. Your mental health affects your physical health. What are some things you can let go of having to do this holiday season? #presenceoverpresents #selfcare #holidayseason #dontforgettobreathe

I wish I knew how to express myself like this in words. I feel it in my soul but the words never come to me. Enjoy this beautiful inspiration: Nothing matters, everything matters. I was born on the outer edges of Autumn and I feel at home in the liminal space... between what is living and thriving and blooming and what is dying and sinking back down into fertile ground. Everything comes undone. Nothing is left intact. I'm interested in the gravity that comes with feeling the impermanence of things. Of moments and you and me and the stories that weave themselves into the most beautiful tapestries until one loose thread unravels the whole thing. Maybe we can weave in a little more honesty to tuck ourselves into. I have loved and lost and have been left more whole with the deep caverns that grief has carved into my heart. There's been so much talk about unprecedented times but I think they are illuminating and I suspect we've been here before. We've inherited the mess and the gifts left behind for us and we will be leaving some of our own. I see your righteousness and I’ll raise you some curiosity and bewilderment. Any claims to power lose their footing in the presence of awe. Maybe the next time and the next we can bring a little more courage and kindness to our listening turn down the concepts and theories and dial up the context and nuance. I pray that beauty and art music and dance poetry and bare feet on the Earth will bring us all down to our knees in reverence to the holiness of wonderment and help us remember who we are. Maybe we can all learn to co-regulate with each other across time and space with our human and non-human kin in this vast mycelial network that tethers us to one another. I want to be a student of the subtle. Of the soft whispers and sweet hymns that ride the ocean breeze and the hawk's wing. A slight pivot towards quietude and the small things. There are tender spaces between emptiness and longing where we just might hear the songs that pass from ancestral throats to receptive ears. You contain multitudes - contradictions and stardust and sacred instruction. Leave your unanswered questions on the kitchen counter let them ripen a bit until their quiet mysteries penetrate you like bite marks in peach flesh like a soft kiss at that one spot on your neck. There's a whole love language in keeping your palms open while you pray for when the honey pours down over you. Sticky, but consistent in it's sustenance. The spirits eat beauty and sweetness. What will you feed them? ~ Gina Puorro See more