Dialogs of compassion when triggered by wounds of old patterns. Do you have the strength to look within? Take accountability and still give compassion to yourself afterwards? I've found this the most difficult but exhilarating part of my life the past 3 years. Thank you universe for giving me the knowledge and tools to see these things. The process of looking into myself and not projecting blame on others has been an addictive process and most humbling to say the least. I will practice this steadiness everyday and promise to stay as compassionate to myself. Making me present, strong and supportive for others around me. Thanks Gabby for bringing this up.

Today I write about Joy

Joy means happy right? Joy is also this wonderful little lady I met in Fort Lauderdale through the previous owner of the building I just bought. She’s tiny, like 14 year old teenager tiny. Adorable, friendly, and so loving. What I love most about her is her translucency. How do you explain when you connect with someone and everything is all of a sudden crystal clear. They say what you are thinking and share things that make you laugh. Not cause they are a joke but because they are SO real. It’s just funny. I live for those moments and if you’ve had them. You know what I’m talking about. I don’t know Joy very well, she came back into my life cause I recently found out I’m pregnant and I reached out to her for a Doula contact knowing she has two little girls. We connected on the phone and literally her excitement about my pregnancy gave me butterflies. Somehow we got on the subject about birth and how her doula recommended an enema when labor starts. The conversation just climaxed. We were both giggling and I was asking questions. Again, one of those moments where I've spent no more than 15 minutes of my entire life with this woman and she's again. Completely transparent. We joked around a bit more on the phone talking about buddha pants and the building and then we decided on a coffee date soon. Having Joy come into my life has made me thankful for people true to themselves and others. Talking and sharing stories with her for the short amount of time that we did made me truly enjoy being alive and being human. I try to continue to surround myself with people like this, literally filled with Joy. People who believe in big things people Who do practice yoga and not just asanas. Completely transparent, not scared of embarrassment or scared of much as a matter a fact. It beautiful. Joy showed me something and I never want to forget her or those little situations They bring a beam of enlightenment and clarity. I adore people and their personalities. Embarrass yourself at least once a day. It's like jumping in the Caribbean ocean naked. That is if you've ever experienced that. Don't forget to live a little. The real warriors in this world are the ones that see the details of another's soul. They see the transparency behind walls people put up. They stand on the battlefield of life and expose their heart's transparency, so other's can finish the day with hope. They are the sensitive souls that understand that before they could be a light they first had to feel the burn. Shannon L. Alder

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