Jessica Aviva's Blog, page 17
April 9, 2017
Sublime Elation
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: growth, learning, mental health
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April 8, 2017
Intentional Carelessness
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Intentional carelessness is the act of purposefully choosing not to attach ourselves to what happens or to what happens as a result of what happens. It is a stance that promotes curiosity and openness to experiencing life as it is lived without judgment or regret. It means that we do not take ourselves and our preconceived, rigid ideas about the world seriously; however, the fate of the world, and our actions or lack of action that contributes to its status, remain worthy of our reflection and commitment. We care about what happens but long to understand it through the hue of multiple, interchangeable lenses that together form a more comprehensive yet mysterious snapshot of reality. We effortlessly move on when we fail, and we are humbled by this experience. This is both our choice and our undeniable privilege because we choose to care about what matters most and to not care when caring becomes a hindrance to our humanity.
Filed under: Creativity, Mindfulness Tagged: carelessness, caring, compassion, curiosity, lenses, mindfulness, openness
Self-Worth
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: feelings, mental health, self-worth
April 7, 2017
Revolutionary Resolution
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: creativity, mental health, problems, vision
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April 6, 2017
Feeling Uncomfortable
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: healing, learning, mental health
April 5, 2017
The Rose Guard
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How can we appreciate the roses
When our bread is nearly gone
When our bread was
Stolen from us last week.
How can we feel any happiness or
Understand hope when our
Bread is nearly gone.
Our bread was stolen from us
Last week.
Where has the bread gone,
Where are my roses?
The Rose Guard is here
To provoke a new era of
Hope, of love, of beauty, of
All good things that we can imagine
Collectively.
The Rose Guard will protect us
But more importantly nurture us
Nurture our minds, our bodies,
Our souls
As we march on
Without any bread.
The Rose Guard ensures that
The gifts of our earth are
Shared and used to
Nourish
Rather than to cause
More harm.
The Rose Guard is me.
The Rose Guard is you.
Filed under: Community, Planet Earth, Poetry Tagged: appreciation, beauty, bread and roses, sisterhood
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Cultivating Resilience
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: challenges, connection, feelings, mental health, resilience
April 4, 2017
Being Stuck in the Past
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: happiness, mental health, past, present moment, time
April 3, 2017
Functioning in an Unaccepting World
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: mental health, mental illness, self-acceptance
April 2, 2017
Preparing for the Future
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Excerpt from Whole Happy and Healthy: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Thriving with Mental Illness http://amzn.to/2mUjVRK
Filed under: Whole Happy and Healthy Tagged: experience, future, mental health, preparation
