[Please note: This is the first in
an installment series titled Sex Talks. These talks are meant to grow
awareness and begin healthy conversations that we might otherwise not
have had. Please be advised that content is naturally sexually
explicit in nature. It is not meant to be a...
Posted at 13:16h
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by Emily Lorin
Last weekend I had the extreme honor and pleasure of witnessing my baby brother graduate from boot camp, officially becoming a United States Marine.
I am still astonished. Four days later, I look at him barely recognizing his now chiseled jaw and nearly bald head.
What has...
Posted at 01:39h
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by Emily Lorin
Walking your talk is hard. Claiming virtues and values over your life and then living them out is extremely challenging.
I have a tattoo on my ankle that says,
"Courageous One"
Courage.
Sometimes people see it and mistakenly believe that being courageous equates to being fearless. That's not true...
Posted at 01:53h
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by Emily Lorin
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Mettā. It's a word that means loving kindness.
I know that I am a yogi and that my world is supposed to revolv around "loving kindness," but sometimes I forget. Sometimes "the world spins madly on" and I forget about the loving kindness.
[Don't tell...
Posted at 12:58h
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by Emily Lorin
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“The problem with being a person who
values self-discovery and growth is that you lose your 'excuse' to
behave childish and poorly with those in your life who are still
childish and do not value growth as you do.”
I heard myself say it and immediately
recoiled with a humph,...
Posted at 00:43h
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by Emily Lorin
All great men are gifted with intuition.
They know, without reasoning or analysis,
what they need to know.
{Alexis Carrel}
A few weeks ago, I found myself in an interesting, new situation. It was an event that I knew was coming so, of course, I solicited feedback from my friends/mentor...
Posted at 18:24h
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by Emily Lorin
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I want
to let you in on a little secret...
do you find this confusing?
Recently I sent out a huge stack of
Andy Stanley's most recent book “The New Rules for Love Sex &
Dating” to singles, marrieds, friends, leaders, & teenagers
throughout the country.
It was pretty awesome.
In order to do so though, I had to
stand...
Posted at 02:15h
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by Emily Lorin
I don't write well when my energy feels
all bumfuzzled and conglomerated.
In fact, I don't think well or feel
very well either.
Sometimes my brains turns on me. Have
you ever felt that way?
You know the true things. You know the
facts, but your emotions (and the associated...
Posted at 00:07h
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by Emily Lorin
"There
will always be good things vying for your attention, but choose
wisely. Only the great things are deserving of it."
I
think this came from my brain. If it didn't and I owe someone credit,
I apologize. I found this today as I was scrolling through the notes
on my...