MyPath Counseling, PLLC Christiane Roehrborn

Self-control is strength.
Calmness is mastery.
You have to get to a point where your mood doesn’t shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else. Don’t allow others to control the direction of your life. Don’t allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence.

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Self-control is strength.
Calmness is mastery.
You have to get to a point where your mood doesn’t shift based on the insignificant actions of someone else. Don’t allow others to control the direction of your life. Don’t allow your emotions to overpower your intelligence.

Unknown

If nothing seems to be going your way today, don't let it determine the outcome of tomorrow because tomorrow is a new day and anything can happen. Always be hopeful

~ Roger Lee

If nothing seems to be going your way today, don't let it determine the outcome of tomorrow because tomorrow is a new day and anything can happen. Always be hopeful

~ Roger Lee

" Less is more: Less stress, more peace. Less technology, more nature. Less worry, more joy. Less complaining, more gratitude. Less judge, more love "

~ Mary Davis

" Less is more: Less stress, more peace. Less technology, more nature. Less worry, more joy. Less complaining, more gratitude. Less judge, more love "

~ Mary Davis

" Wherever you may be...take a few minutes to just sit and enjoy the view..."

~ Heather Stillufsin

" Wherever you may be...take a few minutes to just sit and enjoy the view..."

~ Heather Stillufsin

Forever is composed of Nows.

Emily Dickinson

Forever is composed of Nows.

Emily Dickinson

The reasons for depression are not so interesting as the way one handles it, simply to stay alive.
So sometimes one has simply to endure a period of depression for what it may hold of illumination, attentive to what it exposes or demands.

May Sarton

The reasons for depression are not so interesting as the way one handles it, simply to stay alive.
So sometimes one has simply to endure a period of depression for what it may hold of illumination, attentive to what it exposes or demands.

May Sarton

“There’s quiet strength in being gentle with yourself. Strength in withholding some of your effort and energy if it means knowing you’re choosing self-care and survival over self-sabotage and a mental breakdown.”

— Daniell Koepke, Perfectionism

“There’s quiet strength in being gentle with yourself. Strength in withholding some of your effort and energy if it means knowing you’re choosing self-care and survival over self-sabotage and a mental breakdown.”

— Daniell Koepke, Perfectionism

Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.

S.C. Lourie

Just for the record darling, not all positive change feels positive in the beginning.

S.C. Lourie

Whatever you are right now, just be that.

Be confused—it’s where you begin to learn new things. Manifest curiosity.

Be broken—it’s where you begin to learn how to heal. Manifest self-love.

Be frustrated—it’s where you begin to learn authentic decision making. Manifest perseverance.

Be fearful—it’s where you begin to learn courage. Manifest bravery.

Be sad—it’s where the depth of our heart’s wisdom can be felt. Manifest compassion.

Be angry—it’s where you begin to learn how to calm down. Manifest patience.

Be lonely—it’s where you begin to learn how to love yourself. Manifest creativity.

Be annoyed—it’s where you learn how to act and who to surround yourself with. Manifest mindfulness.

S. C. Lourie

Whatever you are right now, just be that.

Be confused—it’s where you begin to learn new things. Manifest curiosity.

Be broken—it’s where you begin to learn how to heal. Manifest self-love.

Be frustrated—it’s where you begin to learn authentic decision making. Manifest perseverance.

Be fearful—it’s where you begin to learn courage. Manifest bravery.

Be sad—it’s where the depth of our heart’s wisdom can be felt. Manifest compassion.

Be angry—it’s where you begin to learn how to calm down. Manifest patience.

Be lonely—it’s where you begin to learn how to love yourself. Manifest creativity.

Be annoyed—it’s where you learn how to act and who to surround yourself with. Manifest mindfulness.

S. C. Lourie

"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony."

Thomas Merton

"Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony."

Thomas Merton

"Everyone has their own unique journey. A path that’s right for someone else won’t necessarily be a path that’s right for you. Your journey isn’t right or wrong, or good or bad. It’s just different. You’re a person all your own with a unique set of goals, obstacles, dreams, and needs. You may not have ended up where you intended to go. But trust, for once, that you have ended up where you needed to be. Trust that you are in the right place at the right time. Trust that your life is enough. Trust that you are enough."

~Daniell Koepke

"Everyone has their own unique journey. A path that’s right for someone else won’t necessarily be a path that’s right for you. Your journey isn’t right or wrong, or good or bad. It’s just different. You’re a person all your own with a unique set of goals, obstacles, dreams, and needs. You may not have ended up where you intended to go. But trust, for once, that you have ended up where you needed to be. Trust that you are in the right place at the right time. Trust that your life is enough. Trust that you are enough."

~Daniell Koepke

"All of the times you felt this anxious and this overwhelmed. All of the times you felt this level of pain. And remind yourself how each time, you made it through. Life has thrown so much at you, and despite how difficult things have been, you’ve survived. Breathe and trust that you can survive this too. Trust that this struggle is part of the process. And trust that as long as you don’t give up and keep pushing forward, no matter how hopeless things seem, you will make it.”

~Daniell Koepke

"All of the times you felt this anxious and this overwhelmed. All of the times you felt this level of pain. And remind yourself how each time, you made it through. Life has thrown so much at you, and despite how difficult things have been, you’ve survived. Breathe and trust that you can survive this too. Trust that this struggle is part of the process. And trust that as long as you don’t give up and keep pushing forward, no matter how hopeless things seem, you will make it.”

~Daniell Koepke

You need to recognize when you’re making a choice that requires willpower; otherwise, the brain always defaults to what is easiest.

Kelly McGonigal

You need to recognize when you’re making a choice that requires willpower; otherwise, the brain always defaults to what is easiest.

Kelly McGonigal

“Even if your life holds a lot of beauty. Even if your cup is full and your days are blessed. You’re allowed to be affected. You’re allowed to hurt. You’re allowed to feel broken and sad. And you deserve a space to talk about it. Always.”

— Daniell Koepke

“Even if your life holds a lot of beauty. Even if your cup is full and your days are blessed. You’re allowed to be affected. You’re allowed to hurt. You’re allowed to feel broken and sad. And you deserve a space to talk about it. Always.”

— Daniell Koepke

Half a life is a life you didn't live,
A word you have not said
A smile you postponed
A love you have not had
A friendship you did not know
To reach and not arrive
Attend only to be absent
What makes you a stranger to them closest to you
and they strangers to you
The half is a mere moment of inability
but you are able for you are not half a being
You are a whole that exists to live a life
not half a life.”

~Khalil Gibran

Half a life is a life you didn't live,
A word you have not said
A smile you postponed
A love you have not had
A friendship you did not know
To reach and not arrive
Attend only to be absent
What makes you a stranger to them closest to you
and they strangers to you
The half is a mere moment of inability
but you are able for you are not half a being
You are a whole that exists to live a life
not half a life.”

~Khalil Gibran

We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive, but we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed

We cannot force someone to hear a message they are not ready to receive, but we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed

Hope is fuel, not the destination.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Hope is fuel, not the destination.

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought it would be like and learn to find the joy in the story you are actually living.

Rachel Marie Martin

Sometimes you have to let go of the picture of what you thought it would be like and learn to find the joy in the story you are actually living.

Rachel Marie Martin

The 3 C’s of life:

Choice, chances, and changes.
You must make a choice to take a chance, or your life will never change.

The 3 C’s of life:

Choice, chances, and changes.
You must make a choice to take a chance, or your life will never change.

"Let whatever you do today be enough. Let go of the judgement you have about what you should be or could be doing, and today, allow yourself to simply be. Comparing yourself and your journey may be habitual, but it gets you nowhere. It makes you feel worse and it keeps you stuck. So stop fixating on where everyone else is, and start giving yourself permission to be exactly where you are. Quiet the voice telling you to do more and be more, and trust that in this moment, who you are, where you are at, and what you are doing is enough. You will get to where you need to be in your own time. Until then, breathe. Breathe and be patient with yourself and your process. You are doing the best you can to cope and survive amid your struggles, and that’s all you can ask of yourself. It’s enough. You are enough."

— Daniell Koepke

"Let whatever you do today be enough. Let go of the judgement you have about what you should be or could be doing, and today, allow yourself to simply be. Comparing yourself and your journey may be habitual, but it gets you nowhere. It makes you feel worse and it keeps you stuck. So stop fixating on where everyone else is, and start giving yourself permission to be exactly where you are. Quiet the voice telling you to do more and be more, and trust that in this moment, who you are, where you are at, and what you are doing is enough. You will get to where you need to be in your own time. Until then, breathe. Breathe and be patient with yourself and your process. You are doing the best you can to cope and survive amid your struggles, and that’s all you can ask of yourself. It’s enough. You are enough."

— Daniell Koepke

"Go into this next week
with the attitude that
your peace,
your health of mind,
and your heart
mean more than
getting everything else done.
That your smile matters,
That feeling rested matters.
That holding the hand
of your loved ones matter.
So pause lots,
function at a pace
that doesn’t pull you apart.
Honour the things that
make you feel good inside,
the things that make you feel alive.
Give time to those things this week.
Make time the gift it is,
by giving it to what really matters to you."

— S.C. Lourie of Butterflies and Pepples

"Go into this next week
with the attitude that
your peace,
your health of mind,
and your heart
mean more than
getting everything else done.
That your smile matters,
That feeling rested matters.
That holding the hand
of your loved ones matter.
So pause lots,
function at a pace
that doesn’t pull you apart.
Honour the things that
make you feel good inside,
the things that make you feel alive.
Give time to those things this week.
Make time the gift it is,
by giving it to what really matters to you."

— S.C. Lourie of Butterflies and Pepples

Baz Lerman
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97

Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
A long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth
Until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back
At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now
How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
You are not as fat as you imagine

Don't worry about the future
Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing Bubble gum
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. On some idle Tuesday
Do one thing every day that scares you

Saying, don't be reckless with other people's hearts
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours

Floss

Don't waste your time on jealousy
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements

Stretch

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
Get plenty of calcium
Be kind to your knees
You'll miss them when they're gone

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken'
On your 75th wedding anniversary
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
Or berate yourself either
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
Read the directions even if you don't follow them
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly

Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Some day a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting but I've been waiting to be there for you
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
And the people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go
But a precious few, who should hold on

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young
Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft

Travel

Accept certain inalienable truths
Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too, will get old
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
And children respected their elders

Respect your elders

Don't expect anyone else to support you
Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
But you never know when either one might run out

Never mess too much with your hair
Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85

Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
And recycling it for more than it's worth

But trust me on the sunscreen

Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Some day a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting but I've been waiting to be there for you
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can

Baz Lerman
Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '97

Wear sunscreen

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it
A long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable
Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind
You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth
Until they've faded, but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back
At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now
How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked
You are not as fat as you imagine

Don't worry about the future
Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing Bubble gum
The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind
The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. On some idle Tuesday
Do one thing every day that scares you

Saying, don't be reckless with other people's hearts
Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours

Floss

Don't waste your time on jealousy
Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind
The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself
Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements

Stretch

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life.
The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives
Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't
Get plenty of calcium
Be kind to your knees
You'll miss them when they're gone

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't
Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken'
On your 75th wedding anniversary
Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much
Or berate yourself either
Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can
Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it
It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room
Read the directions even if you don't follow them
Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly

Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Some day a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting but I've been waiting to be there for you
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good
Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past
And the people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go
But a precious few, who should hold on

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle
For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young
Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard
Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft

Travel

Accept certain inalienable truths
Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too, will get old
And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young
Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble
And children respected their elders

Respect your elders

Don't expect anyone else to support you
Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse
But you never know when either one might run out

Never mess too much with your hair
Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85

Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it
Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past
From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts
And recycling it for more than it's worth

But trust me on the sunscreen

Brother and sister together we'll make it through
Some day a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting but I've been waiting to be there for you
And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can