Embrace




1) to hold something in your arms as a way of expressing love or friendship
2) to accept (something or someone) readily or gladly
3) to use (an opportunity) eagerly                                                                                                                                 (Merriam-Webster)

"Embrace uncertainty. Some of the most beautiful chapters in our lives will not have titles until much later." -Bob Goff

 Ah, yes. I know, friends. We can't embrace each other right now. 

 But there will be hugs again.

 Until then, we can embrace ourselves:

  yoga-for-self-love-a-5-pose-home-practice
Embracing authenticity through yoga

 Relaxing soundtracks:

 embrace relaxation music
Corepower yoga's embrace yourself

What else can we embrace, during this upside-down time?

“Our heart is wide enough to embrace the world and hands are long enough to encompass the world.”
-Amit Ray, Nonviolence, the Transforming Power 
“Our task must be to free ourselves...by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
-Albert Einstein
“I had embraced you...long before I hugged you.”
- Sanober Khan, A Thousand Flamingos 


Embrace yourself
Image by Anemone123 from Pixabay

Embrace love
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Embrace the world
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay 

Embracing hands
Image by John Hain from Pixabay 


Comments

  1. Jade LiApril 6, 2020 at 2:04 PM

    I like that quote. So often life is understood in retrospect...

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  2. Weekends in MaineApril 6, 2020 at 8:05 PM

    We can embrace new experiences during our time of social distancing. I love the word embrace. It was the first word I ever choose for my One Little Word project. It has so many layers.Weekends In Maine

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