Wednesday
Jun062012
A Pep Talk to Myself and You
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 
You have the power to love without expectation of return.
You have the power to choose kindness.
You have the power to tell the truth with your chin up.
You have the power to treat yourself gently.
You have the power to understand that this too will pass.
You have the power to share what you know.
You have the power to pause mindfully before acting.
You have the power to give even when you feel empty.
You have the power to remember that you are more than what you see.
You have the power to create something beautiful.
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Reader Comments (29)
You also have the power to wear styrofoam crowns, even with the jauntiest of tilts.
I absolutely love this. <3
I SO needed this today. I also needed to see the Palinode in a jaunty crown. Thanks!
Wise words....thank you
Beautiful. (I plan to use this in my work. So many women, especially, will benefit from these reminders.)
Once again you deliver a message that I need to hear.
word.
You have the power to smile when you are crying.
p.s. just had to add to your beautiful list!
You have the power to be proud of your own hard work and improvement, just as you would that of a child. Thanks for this!
You have the power to think before you speak.
Thank you! I love this so hard!
You have the power to lift others even when you're feeling a little down yourself.
Thanks for this.
.... to reserve your time, energy, and headspace for where it's best spent.
You have the power to squeeze your massive dream into a tiny hole that is reality.
You have the power to act when you know you're not on the right path in this life.
You have the power to create your own reality at all times - I promise.
... to love, without explainations.
Beautiful reminder to us all. Thanks for sharing this piece!
You have the power to simply be you.
I apparently have the power to steam through the past several years of Schmutzie's blog in a couple of weeks. At last I am caught up. Greetings to the present Schmutzie!
Robin, well, then you've seen go through a lot of changes pretty quickly. Hello from present Schmutzie!
Yessssssss. Thank you.
This post is reason #375 why I love you.
I think I need to read this every morning when I wake up.
You have the power not to give when giving means you will be eaten alive.
I'm so glad to read, time after time, what you write. You help me be stronger and more me.
Thanks for this list.
You have the power to believe in the face of adversity!
Thanks for starting.
So crazy - I was reading this as I listened to a podcast on "Loving everything" by my pastor, the lovely Rev Bonnie: http://www.venturacsl.org/sites/default/files/06%20Love%20Everything!.mp3
You have the power to remain hopeful that your time will come.
You have the power to stay strong when all you want to do is curl up in bed and cry.
You have the power to stand up on a stage, somewhere...someday.
You have the power to move-on without feeling guilt.