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on May 21, 2012

Read this When You Don’t Feel Good Enough. ~ Jane Ysadora



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Dear Sweet Soul,

We are all hopelessly flawed. We are all perfect luminous beings inside vulnerable hearts and bodies. We are doing our best, sometimes fumbling through near dark trying to make our way. This applies to you too. It’s ok to love yourself anyways.

Love the brilliant light of your heart. Love the dark places. Love what’s cracked and parched. What’s bruised and still bleeding. Take this magnificent whole and be as kind and as gentle with it as you are the sweet souls around you.

Take off your armor. Put down your fists. This is not a war. With grace and humility willingly receive all the love, happiness, kindness, connection, money, travel, opportunity, privilege, praise, and acceptance that this sweet life bestows upon you. Use these incredible gifts to help others.

Keep growing. Keeping learning. Keep opening your heart wider. Be sweet. Work hard. But in this moment please remember: You are good. You are enough.

Editor: Lindsay Friedman

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Jane Ysadora is native to the wild desert of Phoenix, AZ. It is there she lives, writes, teaches, and practices. She’s extraordinarily lucky to be the mother of her two greatest teachers. Her favorite mantra is, “All you need is love.”

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24 Responses to “Read this When You Don’t Feel Good Enough. ~ Jane Ysadora”

  1. Autumn says:
    May 21, 2012 at 14:58

    What a wonderful way to start my day!

    Reply
  2. jane ysadora says:
    May 21, 2012 at 15:07

    Thanks, Autumn! <3

    Reply
  3. Gretchen says:
    May 21, 2012 at 15:12

    thanks I will share this with my yoga class tonight!

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  4. jane ysadora says:
    May 21, 2012 at 15:18

    I’m honored, Gretchen. :)

    Reply
  5. Jessica says:
    May 21, 2012 at 20:12

    Thanks! We all need that reminder!!

    Reply
  6. Molly Moblo Perusse says:
    May 21, 2012 at 21:14

    Thanks, Jane. Blessed be! I so needed this reminder and want to share it with all my friends. Peace be with you.

    Reply
  7. Joe Sparks says:
    May 22, 2012 at 04:56

    Awareness is armor enough.

    Reply
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    May 22, 2012 at 10:58

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  9. Aella says:
    May 22, 2012 at 12:11

    Thank You. :)

    Reply
  10. Mom says:
    May 22, 2012 at 19:07

    Beautiful.

    Reply
  11. shan says:
    May 23, 2012 at 09:17

    I'd like to share with my yoga classes as well. Beautifully put! Thank you so much!

    Reply
  12. DeeDee says:
    May 23, 2012 at 18:53

    You gave me something that I desperately needed right now. Thank you Jane.

    Reply
  13. jane ysadora says:
    May 24, 2012 at 10:58

    I'm so happy to hear that. I desperately needed it too, when I wrote it. :)

    Reply
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  15. Carrie says:
    August 5, 2012 at 17:29

    I shared this, and I'm going to post it on my fridge! Thank you! It's beautiful.

    Reply
  16. Steve says:
    December 9, 2012 at 19:57

    Thank you so much. Thank you so, so much.

    Reply
  17. Rishab says:
    January 29, 2013 at 23:25

    Last line “u are good. You are enough”
    That’s awesome

    Reply
  18. Sasha says:
    March 20, 2013 at 15:06

    This is really quite beautiful.

    Reply

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