Risk Quote
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. - Anais Nin
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Jill Anthony
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
Everything in Its Place Haiku
Use it. Replace it.
• Put it back where it belongs.
• Order from chaos.
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Jill Anthony
- Feb 1, 2022
- 4 min
Everything in Its Place
I hate being caught without something I need. I hate running out of things. And I hate not knowing where something is.
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 27, 2022
- 1 min
Facing a Milestone Haiku
How long has it been?
• Finally hitting my stride.
• On to the next thing.
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Facing a Milestone
This is the final full post to complete one year of writing a blog. Now what?
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 22, 2022
- 0 min
Nothing Wrong with Me Quote
Sometimes I have to remind myself: “There is nothing wrong with me ... I am unlearning generations of harm ... It takes time."
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
Don't Touch My Stuff Haiku
Tight squeeze on my heart
•As hands touch what isn’t theirs.
•You’re okay. There’s more.
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min
Don’t Touch My Stuff
The easiest way for something to not be where it belongs? Someone else touches it. Which is why I hate it when other people touch my stuff!
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Meditation, Day One Haiku
Eyes closed. Body still.
• Deep breath. Calm mind. Focus in.
• What the hell is that?!
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 11, 2022
- 3 min
Meditation, Day One
I’ve given lip service to meditation but never gone all-in with any sort of regularity or commitment.
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 8, 2022
- 0 min
Long Walks on the Beach Quote
I love long walks on the beach with my girlfriend, until the LSD wears off ...
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
Active Avoidance Haiku
Too much. Can’t handle.
• Distract. Detach. Free your mind.
• Avoid at all cost.
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 4, 2022
- 5 min
Active Avoidance
If I have to actively avoid certain specifics of reality in order to lead a fuller and richer life, I think it’s worth it.
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Jill Anthony
- Jan 1, 2022
- 0 min
Growth Quote
Growth does not come from striving to be a loving, helpful person. Growth comes from allowing your ego’s story to drop away.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 30, 2021
- 1 min
Caught with My Pants Down Haiku
Do your job. Don’t suck.
• Miss your mark. Image shattered.
• Can’t be undone. Grace.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 28, 2021
- 7 min
Caught with My Pants Down
I exited the stage and started changing my clothes, not a care in the world. And then, I heard the sound of a telephone ringing.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 25, 2021
- 0 min
Love Loves Quote
Love loves for the sake of loving.
- Christa Black Gifford
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 23, 2021
- 1 min
Welcome Home Haiku
Drop your bags. Relax.
• Kick off your shoes. Stay awhile.
• Our house is your house.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
Welcome Home
I wanted two bedrooms so we could comfortably host people. He wanted a studio with an open floor plan so we could run around naked. Alone.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 18, 2021
- 0 min
Living in the Present Quote
Living in the present is nice, in theory, except when you’re in pain.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 16, 2021
- 1 min
Suffering in Silence Haiku
Need help? Call on me.
• I’ll bear my burdens alone.
• Come close. Stay away.
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Jill Anthony
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
Suffering in Silence
I believe there is beauty in witnessing another’s pain, in not suffering alone. And yet, when faced with my own pain, I tend to go it alone.
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