by Stephanie Benedetto | Nov 13, 2019 | Awakened Thoughts, Stories
There once was a girl of leaving. Everything she loved, she left. Homes, cities, lovers, continents. Just as the moment settled over her and she could finally feel the love of it — it was gone. The sadness of her constant leaving consumed her. She thought it...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Oct 28, 2019 | Awakened Thoughts
A book I have not touched in years opens to this story. A woman lives in a town that is warned of a grave hurricane. They must evacuate. The woman loves her possessions and home too much to leave. She stays when all her neighbors have vacated, disregarding the...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Oct 26, 2019 | Awakened Thoughts
This morning I have an experience of projection, thoughts that look real, awareness and insight that is dizzying in both the intensity and speed through which it moves through me. In one moment, I am sickened by the patterns from my past that seem to be repeating....
by Stephanie Benedetto | Oct 10, 2019 | Awakened Thoughts
Last week, I spent a day at Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival. Adventures in indulgent eating and voracious people-watching ensued. It’s been about 20 years since I’ve visited Disney World, and I was pleased to note that my cynical side gave way to...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Oct 1, 2019 | Awakened Thoughts
A cry for help from a Facebook group and my response that may hold something for you… “I need some moral support and advice! “I work with people who have been through cancer treatment (and sometimes people who are in treatment or recently diagnosed as well). ...
by Stephanie Benedetto | Sep 19, 2019 | Awakened Thoughts, Marketing
Blood is an amazing thing. It carries the essential elements your body needs for life: nutrients, oxygen, hormones. It transports cellular wastes no longer needed so they can be eliminated. It provides the delivery system, the movement of the elements you need to...
