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50 pieces of advice - by Patricia Mou - wellness wisdom

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2023 has been one of the most difficult and fruitful years of my life. I’ve learned about surrender experientially in life, love, spirit, play and work. I’ve traversed to the most painful and exiled parts of my psyche, as well as the most transcendent and beautiful realms of my heart. And in that lurching and slippery unfolding, I’ve learned to trust myself, for the first time, in a way that feels unconditional. In the past it often felt like I was struggling to ascend up a flipped over bowl, before sliding down ungracefully. Now the bowl has flipped over. I may sometimes clamor to get to the edge, but eventually, I fall back into a basin of truth and goodness that cocoons me. From this place, I may stray, but its essence is eternal, a tipping point into naturalness vs. effort. Following this naturalness has materialized in ways I couldn’t have predicted (capturing beauty, spaces for meaning-making, and creating them for others), all mirrors leading me back to myself as others as mysel

2023 has been one of the most difficult and fruitful years of my life. I’ve learned about surrender experientially in life, love, spirit, play and work. I’ve traversed to the most painful and exiled parts of my psyche, as well as the most transcendent and beautiful realms of my heart. And in that lurching and slippery unfolding, I’ve learned to trust myself, for the first time, in a way that feels unconditional. In the past it often felt like I was struggling to ascend up a flipped over bowl, before sliding down ungracefully. Now the bowl has flipped over. I may sometimes clamor to get to…

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