self care – Page 3 – Lee Mayimele

People will always SHOW you who they are

I have certainly fallen into the trap of thinking that if I am nice enough, if I perform better, if I say/do all the right things that I will be the lucky one who escapes the slaughter of the bullies and narcissists.
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I had to dig DEEP this week

I had to dig deep this week. So bloody deep this week. For patience. For strength. For resources. …and it was my little people who held me with their warm apple pie, fresh out of the oven, as I put my feet up after having held a sacred space for friends who lost their mother…
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Burn, Baby Burn!? – I need your suggestions

Hey Friends As you know, I practice GRATITUDE daily but I also have a weekly practice that I want to share with you. I’ve been practicing this for over 15 years now. Every Monday morning, I wake up just a little earlier than 5am (which is my usual prayer and meditation hour). The extra…
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A Kind Stranger Part I (A story about INTENTION)

There are some really nasty people in this world. Trust me, I have had my fair share of them over recent months. From the word-twister to the gaslighter, from family members playing one against the other to the repeat cry-wolf types. But, damn there are some amazing human beings on this planet. And, again I…
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A sad & very personal story about Loss + Love (Pour yourself a glass of wine. It’s a long one)

Heartbroken, disgusted and defeated we arrived at the funeral home.
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The Power of Words

“You’re a kind one”, he said “don’t let them make you who you are not”
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Random THANK YOU notes are so cool

I met someone recently who thanked me for something I did for her 20 years ago. To be quite honest, I did not recall the detail or that act of apparent kindness at all. She tells me that it came at a time when she desperately needed a mother and that young-me stepped up. I…
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Loss of Smell because of Covid 19?

Hey Friends, Here’s a fun fact for. you: I could not smell or taste for 2 years. Two whole years. I wanted to write about this again, on this gorgeous self-care Saturday because I’ve been meeting so many people over the last few weeks who are feeling absolutely distraught about their loss of smell because…
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Wanna join me for a cold shower?

I mean, this is the dude who climbed Kilimanjaro in shorts & swims under icebergs!
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