By Meredith Maran — 2009
People who give to others give healthier, happier lives to themselves, argues Meredith Maran.
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CLEAR ALL
In 1953, Mildred Norman set off from the Rose Bowl parade on New Year's Day with a goal of walking the entire country for peace. She left her given name behind and took up a new identity: Peace Pilgrim.
Meditation wasn’t the great panacea Susan Piver had hoped for, because fear and the other negative emotions didn’t just go away. But it did lead her to a surprising discovery—to fear less you’ve got to open more.
What would it take to be ourselves and speak our truth while also maintaining a climate of emotional safety in our important relationships?
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It’s become more and more difficult to remain vulnerable, trusting, and open to life in this era of uncertainty, global upheaval, divorce, and disrupted family life.
Still clinging to the fears and fury of childhood? You can unarrest your development once and for all.
It’s possible to turn even the most upsetting situations into opportunities for growth if you can muster enough willingness, trust, faith, patience and surrender.