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FAILURE, COURAGE, AND HEARTACHE// On Being Where You Are
FAILURE, COURAGE, AND HEARTACHE// On Being Where You Are

Accepting where you’re at is tender, but that softening brings you back to the moment and into your body. When we want something to be different than it is we miss out on our lives. Wanting uncomfortable feelings to pass, or waiting for a moment in the future, is wishing your life away.

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Grief, Vulnerability, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsLife Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Heart Work, heart work, Letting go, letting go, October, october, 2018, Failure, Courage, Heartache, on being where you are, acceptance, be present, mental health, wellness, breath, breathe, uncofortable, discomfort, love, vulnerability, wholehearted, whole hearted, rejection, regret, guilt, shame, anger, grief, sadness, disappointment, vulnerable, resilience, embarassment, life, transient, change, beginning, ending, open, growth, learning, be where you are, yoga, yoloha, snoggy, cat, mindfulness, practice, tonglen, coming home, be still, healing, healing journey, theray, therapy, slow living, softening, gratitude, Attachment and Well-being, Attachment and Well Being, Attachment, attachment, Well-being, well-being, Well Being, well being, Attachments and Well-being, Attachments and Well Being, Attachments, attachments, death, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M WilliamsComment
LOVE//
LOVE//

And these things; the ways we hold on, grasp and tighten, are what get in the way of connection, compassion and love; with ourselves, with others, with our body or breath, and gratitude for beauty in the present moment.

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Vulnerability, Minimalism, MindfulnessLeah WilliamsLife Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Heart Work, heart work, Letting go, letting go, love, Love, minimalism, yoga, show up, vulnerability, growth, personal growth, light work, shadow work, discomfort, change, gratitude, beauty, appreciation, the present, be present, soul journey, truth, authenticity, courage, external, internal, self love, self-love, identity, validation, failure, enoughness, enough, worth, worthiness, imperfect, perfectionism, relationships, whole, wholeness, complete, peace, disappointment, support, therapy, fall, shame, do your best, love yourself, breathe, breath, breathing, April, april, 2018, plants, growing, Attachment and Well-being, Attachment and Well Being, Attachment, attachment, Well-being, well-being, Well Being, well being, Attachments and Well-being, Attachments and Well Being, Attachments, attachments, self compassion, self worth, connection, being present, stay open, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M Williams, healing journey, Leah Williams VancouverComment
REJECTION AS A NEW PATH// Grad School
REJECTION AS A NEW PATH// Grad School

In 2017, I got rejected from every Grad School MFA Program I applied to. Once I processed the general disappointment of being rejected, I realized that I didn’t actually want to go to school. Not getting into grad school was one of the best things that ever happened to me.

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Letting Go, Change & GrowthLeah WilliamsLife Made Light, lifemadelight, life made light, Heart Work, heart work, Letting go, letting go, rejection, rejection as a new path, getting free, change your mind, shift in perspective, MFA, oil painting, painting, Staghorn Fern, staghorn fern, disapointment, let go, release, disappointment, relief, striving, school, attention, do what you love, career, art, Zero Waste, artist resistance, The Minimalists, procrastination, priorities, obstacles, signs, soul path, make space, aligned, change direction, January, january, 2018, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M Williams, Steven Pressfield, grad school, failure, I didn't get into grad school, what do you do when you don't get into grad schoolComment