by Stephanie Benedetto | Dec 18, 2016 | Awakened Thoughts
This week has been incredibly challenging. I said goodbye to two beloved pets, Java and Loki, aged 19 and 17 respectively. They passed within two days of each other, as if they’d calibrated their internal clocks to depart at the same time. While my husband and I...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Dec 12, 2016 | Awakened Thoughts
“What are you REALLY doing when you do what you do?” When I answer this of myself, something “clicks” inside me on a level I can’t articulate. When I ask it in conversation, it requires the power of silence for an answer, and that answer is profoundly affecting. The...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 20, 2016 | Awakened Thoughts
The Velveteen Rabbit came to me in a dream last night. Are you familiar with the story? The Velveteen Rabbit is a stuffed rabbit toy. He competes with the more modern, flashy toys to become the boy’s favorite, and longs more than anything to be loved enough to be...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 13, 2016 | Awakened Thoughts
This was a challenging week for many of us. The world was shaken by a Presidential Election in the U.S. that highlights a divide we can no longer ignore. I don’t spend much time on the personal side of social media, but the heart break, the anger, the fear, the...
