Monika Getty RMT

When you've been through heavy stuff, it feels like you're just trying to survive day by day as best you can. Healing has no timeline, no beginning or end, and it's different for everybody. Putting pressure on yourself (or others putting pressure on you) to "be over it already" is just wrong. Pain, anxiety, depression and grief are like waves: sometimes the waves are high, and sometimes they're low, and you just have to flow along with it as best you can. Healing means for you to be able to accept joy and happiness back in your life without feeling guilty about it or thinking you don't deserve it. Retraining your brain and nervous system to be open to happiness and good things can be challenging but worth the work, as are you 🥰

I've been called weird before (not rich enough to be called eccentric). Some people see that as a bad thing, an insult, and perhaps in my younger days I would have thought so too; now that I'm older I really don't care what other people think of me (except for a rarefied handful). I love the origin of words and phrases, so when I saw this today I just loved it. If being weird/wyrd means having the power to control my fate, bring it on! So the next time someone says you're weird, tell them, "Damn straight, I do control my fate! Why wouldn't you want to be weird?"

My peonies are starting to pop!

I love words, their origins and meanings. Ichi go Ichi e is a Japanese Zen Buddhist proverb which literally means "one time, one meeting." However, the most beautiful translation I've seen is "Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur." How lovely an expression! We do not know what life will bring us, what people may flow in and out of our lives, or where our path takes us; but the idea to approach each moment as an opportunity to see the beauty in a person, place or time is delightful. Talk about being present and in the moment with good intentions 🥰

If you're a caregiver, an empath, a people pleaser, or just someone who has a really hard time setting & sticking to boundaries, this quote I found is for you. When it says "damaged people," I take it to mean that it's talking about those people who have no interest in growing or putting in the work to become a better human being. It's NOT referring to those of us who've been damaged by the actions of others and who are trying our best to heal and move forward.

It is so difficult to protect yourself and your not limitless energy from those who have no regard for its health but demand it anyways. You can still be present and helpful to others, but on your own healthy terms. Protect your peace and energy!

Happy Mothers Day to all of you beautiful people! Whether you're a Mom, Grandmother, cool Aunt, fur baby Mom, I wish you a day filled with love and appreciation. Today will be tough for those of you who have lost someone, so I send you extra gentle hugs and a healing balm for your heart. Know that whoever you are, wherever you are, that you are loved 🥰

Surround yourself with people who uplift, inspire, love and get you. People who return your energy to you, not drain you. People who bring goodness and joy into your life, not take it away. Surround yourself with an ocean of love and light, and do the same for others.

It's easy to get stuck in the past; it's heavy, it weighs you down, it fills you with regret and recriminations. Wouldn't it be better to "lighten up", to learn from the past but not have it be a weighty burden on your heart and mind? You can't change what happened, but you can change how you approach your future. Shed that burden, step forward with intention, the knowledge of your own strength, abilities and the promise of a brighter tomorrow.

More and more scientific studies are showing that a healthy gut impacts so much more than just your digestive system; it affects brain health too! More reason to eat a healthy diet that includes pre and pro biotics.

www.sciencealert.com

I really dislike it when people say, "Everything happens for a reason" or "The energy you put out there is what you attract." Like either there's some great cosmic plan for some peoples suffering or that you want to attract jerks into your life. Bologna! Life is unfair for many that did nothing to warrant it, just like some peoples lives are supremely blessed without them having to do anything for it. You can be upset about it, as long as you don't wallow long in it. You are just as worthy as anyone else for a beautiful life and wonderful things.

Thanks to for this.