Comments on: Photo Friday .:. Personal is Global

By: Debra

Debra — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:47:56 +0000

Great Post, thank you! :)

I agree a bazillion percent. The Joy of Life and Love is an inside job…and when we place our focus there…sowing the seeds, nurturing the growth…the fruit of our labor is sweeter than all else.

Best part is, there’s SO much more to share when we begin at home…at the heart, in the heart, of our soul.

Love blooms and her seeds are carried far and wide…sprouting ever more. Here’s to it!

In JOY… @debsoul
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By: exhale. return to center.

exhale. return to center. — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:03:04 +0000

this is just beautiful hillary. and so timely for me.

i tend to look outside of myself and outside of my family and see so much that i want to do, be, and make for the greater good of our world.

but i have become very aware (quite painfully at times) that i need to take care of *me* first.

when i give it all away…i quickly have nothing left to give.

but when i care for myself first and frequently, the love + light that pours out of my heart is so strong and bright and i am able to see and recognize other bright lights out there in the world and connect with them and the light grows…
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By: exhale. return to center.

exhale. return to center. — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:58:27 +0000

me too.

as *soon* as i saw the photo…i was like. wait. i know that place.

and then the blissful memories came flooding in.
exhale. return to center.´s last blog ..steady days :: interview + book giveaway

By: flowers

flowers — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:25:21 +0000

That’s so true Tara–thanks for bringing it up. The hardest times often bring about the most empowering of times.

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:32:08 +0000

Aaah, not saving the world. I’ve had that discussion with myself numerous times. I think my turning point was in seeing attitudes are more infectious than a Superwoman complex. And if I stress myself out so much, I certainly don’t make our life look worth living.

And ultimately, who knows where anyone really is. My worst times in life probably looked pretty bad from the outside. But they were such a huge force behind where I am now. No one made me. I made myself.

(@Kate, “Think Globally, Sparkle Locally” – Love it!!)
Tara´s last blog ..Highly-Sensitive Transitioning: Before The Move

By: LJ

LJ — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:01:43 +0000

Loved your post. So much wisdom and such a helpful reminder.

Lots of love to you and your family.
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By: flowers

flowers — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:03:54 +0000

Kate, it was so hard not to go into a full description of how I was in the magic room and the amazing women I was with……I trying to stay on point, but when I see that picture I just swoon :)

I dream me a magic room of my own someday!

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:23:51 +0000

Well, I LOVE this too! And not only because that picture is MY Magic Room! :) (I’m tickled to see it here!)
Hill, as the fairies on my site were brainstorming ideas about the upcoming “Magic Movement,” Andrea sent out this awesome one-lined email: “Think Globally, Sparkle Locally.” I LOVE that!
And I couldn’t agree MORE!!!
I love you (and personally know that you ARE Superwoman in AND outside your home. )
:) xo
Kate´s last blog ..My Everyday Magic 1/29/2010

By: kate

kate — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:05:38 +0000

This is so beautiful Hilary– and a huge gift to mamas everywhere. We need to use our voices, and we need to stand up and help out when it comes to making the world a better place for our children. BUT we also need to recognize that in order to do any of that, the real work has to begin internally. And the self-discovery, the work of a peaceful home, the dedication of compassionately mothering– well, sometimes that is the best form of activism a young mama can give.

I’ll be bookmarking this to come back to again and again. truly. By the way, there is a lil’ giveaway and the Mothers Acting Up interview over at The Blankie Chronicles. This feels like its important counterpart– the reminder that planting seeds and taking care of ourselves is a gift to the greater good– its the mamas who can do this with honesty and love that make up the strongest parts of that universal net.

xoxo

By: renee @ FIMBY

renee @ FIMBY — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:59:55 +0000

loved this hillary. I starred it earlier this morning and came back to read it when I had time to digest it. This is so encouraging to me because I feel helpless to change the world but I feel powerful in my own home & community to love people and contribute the little I’ve been given to the greater good of those around me.

We are Super Women in our homes. Thanks for the reminder.