editor victoria’s comment ~ one factor about living where i do ~ there is a lot of homemade goodies. we have a lot of bread places that create artisan style breads as well as private people who make/sell the same. and we have a great agriculture environment – some great farms and some awesome farmstands run by people out of their homes. that has become important to me and my family – the buy local, buy fresh, buy healthy.
i appreciate her authenticity. no one has it all together. i feel most of us put on that happy face for many reasons – to hide our own fears and REALness. to help encourage others to stay “up”. no need to pretend. i also really value her honesty about her financial situation – how difficult it can be to say yes, i live in financial poverty – how the fear is there – the fear to speak it because you fear it will only make the situation continue or worse. it’s all O K. it’s O K to say “i have x amount of money” – whether that “x” has 6 zero’s or just one. i see the best way – for me – to BE here in this experience is to breath and just BE OK with the truth of my personal experience. anyway – i hope this one brings you some peace. today i claimed “I am Free.” and that word contains a lot of sub words…and feels…
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