It is not how much others approve you that matters; It is how authentic you are, And how much you approve of yourself. Be your own best friend ... You deserve that. Holly x
Acceptance
Doing Things For Oneself First
The case for doing what works for ourselves, first and foremost When we do something, we ought to do it knowing that all goodness in the universe is watching us, and do it for ourselves first, because it is impossible to please all men all the time. As a simple example of this statement, one can … Continue reading Doing Things For Oneself First
When We Respect Other People’s Boundaries
When we respect other people's boundaries, we remove much of the need for their creation of defences. ~ Holly
When you are valued …
When you are valued for who you are, rather than what you have or what you can bring to a party, you know you are truly valued by others. The truth is that value starts at home, and is not based on what others think, over which one has no control. When personal value is intact, … Continue reading When you are valued …
Children Learn What They Live
Children learn what they live ... Words by Dorothy Law Nolte PhD. Image and layout by Holly Maxwell Boydell. Prepared and posted onto The White Space's page in January 2015 at http://www.facebook.com/thewhitespace. The adults running the world right now, are the children of yesterday. The children of today are the adults of tomorrow. They will … Continue reading Children Learn What They Live
The Doors of Life
Life has closed certain doors to me at the moment, some hopefully only temporarily, and so I am learning to work with the doors that remain open, or which have opened instead. There are ‘doors’ that I have consciously closed myself, and some that I have unconsciously shut and locked, at least for now, perhaps … Continue reading The Doors of Life
Life is worth mastering …
The piece below was written upon waking this morning, Tuesday 17th February 2015, and flowed from my pen as I allowed the words to 'write' themselves. The thoughts come from my own experience of life, and my own journey, but the flow of words was not controlled. I simply allowed them to be, just as I … Continue reading Life is worth mastering …
The Holly Tree Tales 