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Barbara Scoville, LCSW

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Quotes to Memorize

30 Tuesday Jun 2015

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Inspiration, Life Mastery Skills, Motivation, Quotes, Resilience, The Power to Do, Wellness

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Miss Sophiella at the Utah Art's Festival

Miss Sophiella at the Utah Art’s Festival

We do our best work when we compete against ourselves — not others.

~Richard Lavoie

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Eyes to See: The Gift of Being Present

29 Friday May 2015

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Mindfulness, Resilience

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Compassion, Courage, Eyes to See, Mindfulness, Presence, Sacred Space, Tara Brach

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I declared today a “vacation day” and drove to one of my sacred spaces in the mountains. A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to see a bald eagle perched atop a tree. It was a beautiful sight to behold; especially when it lifted off and flew away with fluffy white legs blowing in the wind.

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Today I longed to see the majestic bird again. I kept my eyes up, searching the treetops as I drove. It wasn’t meant to be.

How many other birds and wildlife did I miss searching for what I thought to be the prize?

How often in life do we search for what we believe to be the answer, when there are miracles right before our eyes…eyes that do not see because they are looking for something different.

Therein lies the gift of mindfulness; to be present for what life is offering up. Tara Brach asks us to clear a path in the forest of our mind. What might we find if we sit and wait for what appears?

Look what I found when I came home.

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Sending love,

Barbara

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Get Me Off of This Merry-Go-Round; An Introduction to Mindfulness

25 Monday May 2015

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Step Off the Merry-Go-Round

Barbara Scoville, LCSW

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How many times have you heard the idiom, “ Get me off of this merry-go-round!”?

It’s an expression that conjures up a familiar, commonly shared image of someone “mindlessly” attempting to run faster than their legs can carry them; often but not always, directed by someone other than the person who is doing the real running. Around and around we go, doing, doing, doing; believing we don’t have a choice and resenting the demands placed on our time that keep us from doing what we think we would “rather” be doing.

One mother complains, “I don’t even have time to go to the bathroom.”  A college student says, “It’s like being in prison; my time is not my own; if I’m not studying, I’m working, and if I’m not working, I’m studying.” A grandfather says, “I want to write my family history, but my kids count on me to babysit…

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Stages of Life

24 Sunday May 2015

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Caregiver's Storyboard, Emotion School, Mindfulness, Resilience

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Aging, authentic self, Compassion, Courage, Emotion, empathy

 The peony life cycle is not unlike our own

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“Every stage of life is beautiful”  

Barbara Scoville

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Walking the Labyrinth of Life

25 Saturday Apr 2015

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Life Mastery Skills, Mindfulness, Resilience

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A couple of days ago I had the opportunity to walk this beautiful labyrinth and I learned an important lesson. If my eye was on the goal…that is reaching the middle, I got dizzy and frustrated; but when I was fully present and kept my eye on the path, I saw the beautiful rose petals laid beneath my feet along the way. I smelled the honeysuckle and heard the song of the birds.

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Sending love,

Barbara

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What Does Home Mean to You?

25 Monday Aug 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Quotes, Resilience, Wellness

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Home, Identity, Resilience

 

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“Home is a place we all must find, child. It’s not just a place where you eat or sleep. Home is knowing. Knowing your mind, knowing your heart, knowing your courage. If we know ourselves, we’re always home, anywhere.”

-Glinda, The Wiz

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David Steindl-Rast says: Grateful people are happy people; Not the other way around

23 Saturday Aug 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Life Mastery Skills, Mindfulness, Pioneers of Peace, Resilience

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Gratitude, Happiness, Peaceful World

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The Criteria of Emotional Maturity

09 Saturday Aug 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Life Mastery Skills, Mindfulness, Pioneers of Peace, Quotes, Resilience

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Emotional Maturity, Emotional Well-being, William C. Menninger

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The Criteria of Emotional Maturity

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William C. Menninger

The ability to deal constructively with reality

The capacity to adapt to change

A relative freedom from symptoms that are produced by tensions and anxieties

The capacity to find more satisfaction in giving than receiving

The capacity to relate to other people in a consistent manner with mutual satisfaction and helpfulness

The capacity to sublimate, to direct one’s instinctive hostile energy into creative and constructive outlets

The capacity to love

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Tiny Buddha: 7 Steps to Move Through Sadness (and What We Can Learn from It)

13 Tuesday May 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Caregiver's Storyboard, Emotion School, Mindfulness, Pioneers of Peace

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Compassion, Grief, Loss, Sadness, Self Compassion, Tiny Buddha

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Greetings Friends,

As promised, here is the link to my latest post published on Tiny Buddha. It’s called, 7 Steps to Move Through Sadness (and What We Can Learn from it). 

http://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-steps-to-move-through-sadness-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it/

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Begin where you are…a beautiful quote

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Life Mastery Skills, Mindfulness, Pioneers of Peace, Quotes, Resilience, The Power to Do, Wellness

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Brother David Steindl-Rast, Goals, Gratitude, Inspiration, Motivation

Image“The first thing to remember is to start where we are. How could we start where we are not? And yet, how often we try to start way ahead of ourselves. That leads nowhere. But wherever we are, help is there. Life provides all the help we need. If we trust and look for it, we shall find it.” ~Brother David Steindl-Rast

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