The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 31st – Friday, June 4th, 2021.
Author: Staci DesRault
Staci DesRault
Staci DesRault is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of New York. When she is not stuck behind a computer screen, she is chasing around a toddler and kicking ass at Scrabble.
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 16 – 20, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: MOTION MONDAY, MAY 16, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl, but by all means, keep moving.” – Martin Luther King, Jr MEDITATE ON THIS: Research has long touted the benefits of exercise for mental health, citing an increase in endorphins and a decrease in the stress hormone cortisol as the prime rewards of working out. However, the way you move…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 9 – Friday, May 13, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: EXAMINATION MONDAY, MAY 9, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing will make us so charitable and tender to the faults of others, as, by self-examination, thoroughly to know our own.” ~ Francois Fenelon MEDITATE ON THIS: When we conduct an honest and thorough self-examination, we may find less room in our hearts for judgment and more room for compassion. Often our judgments of others reveal…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 2 – Friday, May 6, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: STUCK MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.” -N.R. Narayana Murthy MEDITATE ON THIS: We create a feeling of being stuck when we come to believe that change is not possible. When we think in a way that only sees the potential negative outcomes,…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, April 25 – Friday, April 29, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: LABELING MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Once you label me you negate me.” -Soren Kierkegaard MEDITATE ON THIS: Labeling entails making absolutes out of attributes. This occurs when you take an isolated event or a small characteristic and use it to define or judge either yourself or another person, usually in a negative or extreme way. For example, a friend shows up…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, April 18 – Friday, April 22, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: JUMPING MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility and pushing their luck!” – Author unknown MEDITATE ON THIS: In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT for short), one of the goals is to gain proficiency in identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, and then learn how to correct them. One unhelpful…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, April 11th – Friday, April 15th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: F.A.S.T. MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All people at any given point in time are doing the best they can.” -Marsha Linehan MEDITATE ON THIS: Today we continue to reflect on interpersonal skills as presented through Dialectical Behavioral Therapy by Marsha Linehan, and consider the acronym F.A.S.T. to remind us how to be more effective in our relationships with others. F…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, April 4th – Friday, April 8th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: A.C.C.E.P.T.S MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Acceptance is the only way out of hell.” -Marsha Linehan MEDITATE ON THIS: Accepting something does not mean we like it or approve of it. It simply means we recognize that it is what it is. In Dialectical Behavioral Therapy as outlined by Marsha Linehan, we can learn to practice distress tolerance skills by remembering…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, March 28th – Friday, April 1st, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: DYNAMIC MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In the courageous standing of uncertainty, faith shows most visibly its dynamic character.” – Paul Tillich MEDITATE ON THIS: Doubt is not the opposite of faith. It is a necessary ingredient for faith. The opposite of faith is certainty. When we are certain, we leave no room for the unknown, no room for growth. When there…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, March 21st – Friday, March 25th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: UNYIELDING MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” – Helen Keller MEDITATE ON THIS: Our task is to move away from self-pity and toward a practice of self-compassion. Self-pity keeps us in a position of being a victim and focused on our pain.…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, March 14th – Friday, March 18th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: EXHIBIT MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s very difficult to make a 100% turnaround. It’s tough when you actually do exhibit patterns of bad behavior. You need to have a very strong support system of people who are willing to keep you in your place if you’re going to overcome these things.” – Daniel Cormier MEDITATE ON THIS: Our habits and…
The Daily Llama, by Sober Curator Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, March 7th – Friday, March 11th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: OUTRAGEOUS MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Don’t be outraged. Be outrageous.” -Tom Robbins Meditate On This: Outrageous has distinctly different meanings based on the context in which it is used. On one hand, it can mean “grossly offensive,” “intolerable, shocking,” or “violent or unrestrained.” Yet it can also mean “extravagant, remarkable, unconventional.” It is this latter meaning that is the focus…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, February 28th – Friday, March 4th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: JEST MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “A lot of truth is said in jest.” – Eminem MEDITATE ON THIS: Humor is one of the more advanced defense mechanisms. We may use it either to cope with our pain or deflect it. What we laugh about may reveal what we cry about as well. Do you use humor to cover up your pain? The…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, February 21st – Friday 25th, 2022. WORD OF THE DAY: EFFORT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I need to see my own beauty and to continue to be reminded that I am enough, that I am worthy of love without effort, that I am beautiful, that the texture of my hair and that the shape of my curves, the size of my lips, the color of my skin, and the feelings that I have are…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, February 14th – Friday, February 18th, 2022.
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, February 7th – Friday, February 11th, 2022. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH WORD OF THE DAY: UPLIFT QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” – Epictetus MEDITATE ON THIS: One of the best forms of self-care we can pursue is to create strong relationships with people who regularly uplift us and remind us that we are loved. One of the best forms of service is to…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, January 31st – Friday, February 4th, 2022. MONDAY, JANUARY 31ST WORD OF THE DAY: PIVOT QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Change occurs when excuses pivot to execution.” -Ryan Lilly MEDITATE ON THIS: Lasting change does not happen overnight. Trying to do too much too fast usually contributes to the inability to sustain change. According to most theories about the stages of change, we go through three whole stages (pre-contemplation, contemplation, and preparation) before we can even enact change. Our…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, January 24th – Friday, January 28th, 2022. MONDAY, JANUARY 24TH WORD OF THE DAY: KAIZEN QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The largest room in the world is the room for improvement.” -Anonymous MEDITATE ON THIS: Today we meditate on the value of self-improvement. Kaizen is a Japanese word meaning “good change,” and it is most often used in business to describe the process and the strategies for engaging in continual improvement. The act of improvement does not come from…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, January 17th – Friday, January 21st, 2022. MONDAY, JANUARY 17TH WORD OF THE DAY: FRIENDSHIP QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich MEDITATE ON THIS: We are not meant to do life alone. Research suggests that having quality friendships can reduce risk of premature death by half, and social isolation is linked to higher rates of high blood pressure, heart disease, substance use and cancer (see…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, January 10th – Friday, January 14th, 2022. MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH WORD OF THE DAY: SUMMON QUOTE OF THE DAY: “So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve MEDITATE ON THIS: It is easy to get caught up in negativity and cynicism. There is much glaring evidence that the world is a dark place. It takes a little more…
The Daily Llama, by Staci DesRault, brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote plus a reflection for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, January 3rd – Friday, January 7th, 2022. Welcome to another NEW YEAR with The Daily Llama! MONDAY, JANUARY 3RD WORD OF THE DAY: ABIDE QUOTE OF THE DAY: “As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see that the only real and abiding pleasure in life is to give pleasure to other people.” – P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh MEDITATE ON THIS: My joy abides in my ability to create it for…
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 24th – Friday, May 28th, 2021.
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 17th – Friday, May 21st, 2021.
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 10th – Friday, May 14th, 2021. The Daily Llama honors all those who are graduating from various levels of school this month, so this week we are focusing on words associated with graduation and quotes from Albert Einstein. Congratulations, Graduates! You did it! MONDAY, MAY 10TH THE DAILY LLAMA WORD OF THE DAY: COMMENCE QUOTE OF THE DAY: MEDITATE ON THIS: Being educated is less about memorizing a bunch of facts and more about learning how to solve problems. It doesn’t really…
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, May 3rd – Friday, May 7th, 2021.
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday April 26th – 30th, 2021.
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday April 19th – 23rd, 2021. This week as we head into our big #JUST424 Social Media Movement let’s make sure we are centered in the solution!
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday April 12th – 16th, 2021.
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday April 5th – 9th, 2021.
The Daily Llama brings you short, one-word meditations and a corresponding quote for your complete wool-being (#seewhatwedidthere?) for Monday, March 29th through Friday, April 2nd, 2021.
