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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
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
COMPARISON// Zero Waste, Social Media, and Feeling Not Good Enough
COMPARISON// Zero Waste, Social Media, and Feeling Not Good Enough

If you’re into Zero Waste or just interested in being more ecofriendly, and you start looking around online, you can easily start to self-judge and notice all the things you’re not doing “right.”

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Zero Waste, Social MediaLeah Williams2017, December, eco-friendly, Zero Waste, zero waste, instagram, Instagram, Life Made Light, life made light, december, comparison, guilt, inspiration, stay in your own lane, enough, enoughness, not good enough, shame, apathy, rejection, discouragement, vegan, veganism, ideologies, representation, image culture, critical thinking, mindfulness, sustainable, sustanability, sustainable living, ask why, self compassion, curiosity, stay open, lifemadelight, Zero Waste and Social Media, social media, zero waste and social media, Zero Waste and Media, Social Media, green living, Leah Williams, leah williams, leah williams instagram, Leah Williams Canada, leah m Williams, Leah M Williams, Don't compare your real life to someone else's controlled online contentComment