Crystal Clarity Therapy

08/04/2023

RECIPE ➡️ https://www.theslowroasteditalian.com/air-fryer-baked-potato/
Make a baked potato air fryer style in about 30 minutes… less time than oven baking!

08/04/2023

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08/04/2023

Managing expectations, whether it’s our own or the expectations of others, is so important for our wellbeing.

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t see where things could be better and seek change but we must balance that with accepting what is less than perfect, in this amazing and sometimes messy thing called life.

Happy Wednesday!

Photo: Sunset Scousburgh

08/04/2023

Blessss

‘Mon you know it’s walkie time’!

They didn’t get the memo that it’s wet and windy out there 😂!

08/04/2023

Striking a match too hard won’t light it.
In fact, it might break it.
And then there will be no light.

Piling too much on a fire won’t keep it lit.
In fact, it might suffocate it.
And then there will be no fire.

Burning a candle constantly won’t keep it burning.
In fact, it will exhaust it.
And then there will be no flame.

Sometimes gently is better.
Sometimes little by little is needed.
Sometimes rest is necessary.

Sometimes gentleness gives us light
and space to breathe.

Sometimes gentleness allows us to come back to life again when we weren’t even sure if we still had that fire in us.

So don’t be too hard on yourself.
Don’t pile on the pressure.
Don’t burn yourself out.

Because your flame can’t stay alive like that.

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Absolutely spot on Becky Hemsley - Talking to the Wild. Thank you 🙏

08/04/2023

Shetland on a perfect day

Wow I love this photo taken from Kergord, Central Mainland.

It’s a privilege to live and work in a place as beautiful as Shetland.

Say hello with a favourite photo from where you are 🥰.

Photo credit: Corey Mason

08/04/2023

How beautiful are these words 💕💕💕💕💕

I met the moon for coffee
It was Friday night I think
When she watched me hardly sleeping
And invited me for drinks

We found ourselves a table
In the middle of the night
And the constellations twinkled
Like a thousand fairy lights

She asked me how I’d been
As she poured coffee from a pot
For she said she’d watched me
Waking up at midnight quite a lot

I said my brain was far too full
My mind was always on
And when I woke it felt as if
I was the only one

The only one who lay awake
Whilst I sat on my bed
With thoughts that raced at lightning speed
Around my busy head

The only one who watched the clock
Tick one and two and three
Who laid awake and worried
Whilst the world was fast asleep

My thoughts were stuck in orbit
And I couldn’t pull them back
As they preferred to swim against
A sky so vast and black

The moon said simply nothing
But she opened up a book
And I saw it was a diary
So I took a closer look

And listed there were names of people
All around the world
And all the thoughts and worries
That the moon had overheard

Just then, my eyes were drawn towards
The name that was my own
And that was when the moon said
“See, you shouldn’t feel alone”

And then she pulled me close
Using the night sky as a blanket
And said “I know you sometimes feel
So lonely on this planet

But when you cannot sleep,
Get up and watch me from your room
And you’ll see so many others
Having coffee with the moon”

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Another lovely poem from Becky Hemsley - Talking to the Wild thank you for sharing it with us all 🥰🙏

08/04/2023

Indeeeeed

This is so very true. It can be hard, but forgiveness is a gift to yourself, freeing you from the pain of the past. It does not mean condoning the actions of another or saying what happened was ok. It also doesn’t mean letting that person back into your life. Some people will never take accountability or be sorry for what they did, but they shouldn’t be allowed to live rent free in your head forevermore.

Forgiveness means making inner peace with what happened and freeing yourself from the burden of carrying around negative emotions towards that person. Those emotions will always harm you more than they ever will the other person.

In the short term, we need the anger, hurt etc to defend and protect ourselves but beyond that they’re toxic to carry so find a way to free yourself from it.

Believe me, you deserve that peace ❤️.

08/04/2023

Yummmmm

RECIPE: https://www.tosimplyinspire.com/shrimp-corn-chowder.html
This Shrimp Corn Chowder is a flavorful and comforting soup that’s ready in less than 30 minutes. Juicy shrimp and tender veggies in creamy seasoned broth is the perfect way to enjoy a healthy, easy lunch or dinner anytime!

08/04/2023

RECIPE: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/lemon-blueberry-layer-cake/

🍋🫐 Sweet lemon blueberry layer cake dotted with juicy berries and topped with lush cream cheese frosting ☀️

08/04/2023

"Waiting hours under tropical rain, I got this Golden-tailed Sapphire singing on a perch!" 🌈
Location: Wildsumaco, Ecuador

Credit: Emin Yogurtcuoglu (https://www.instagram.com/birddetective/)