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Posts by Elizabeth-Kanost

Elizabeth Kanost works as an editor and lives as an avid reader, yoga practitioner, cheese fanatic, and dog mom in Lawrence, KS. Her blog, aprettygoodtime.wordpress.com, features posts about mindfulness, compassion, and the occasional book review.

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4 Ways to Fulfill Your Needs While Helping Others

“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” ~Dalai Lama

“Take care of the self.” This was the last line of an email I received from a professor many years ago. It was in response to my message explaining that I would not attend class that week because my brother-in-law had been killed by a drunk driver.

I had expected a standard offer of sympathy and a summary of the assignments I would be missing. Indeed, my professor offered condolences for my loss, but then he told me not to worry about …