Dyslexic SelF Esteem

Shaman’s Stone 
by Kathleen Dunbar 

At the heart of your experience is You. 
And though your Essence may not be weighed, 
is not palpable or seen, 
that Mystery makes you all the more Sacred. 
Seek for yourself, and love the…

Dogs Don’t Care

Dogs as a whole 
don't care what they look like 
(except perhaps for poodles).  
Let yourself find that dignity 
and freedom 
that creatures know 
—let the sense of you being you 
in the moment 
just as you…

"When you love you fall under the waves, 
if you never fall you can never be saved— 
sometimes it’s grace, sometimes luck 
when a hand reaches out and you take it up." 
—Kathleen Dunbar, from my album The Storm in…

The Body says: 
I am a fiesta. 
—Eduardo Galeano 

Here's an easy practice to press your reset button. It quickly gets your brain and body producing harmony-hormones instead of stress-hormones. 

Take-Anywhere, Awesome Reset Practice: 

• Big stretch 
• Yawn 
• Sigh out…

At The Beach

*A variation is to go into the forest where a river is flowing nearby. 

• Sit or lie comfortably in a quiet room. 
• Let yourself softly breathe in and out several times. On the outbreath make a sighing…

When you literally stop and smell the roses, your heart lifts, and your brain and body give you feel-good signals that help shift the rest of your day. Where are the roses for you? Here's a photo of my neighbors'…

All your choices have brought you to this moment. You did the best you could. Thank the voices that criticize you by telling them “I know you’re only trying to help.” I mean it—really do this—thank them! That's an audacious…