December 2010

Happy New Year!

December 31, 2010

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850 Happy New Year, Friends!  I feel so much gratitude for you, dear readers.  This blog has been a gift to me and [...]

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Eying the New Year

December 30, 2010

“The practice is simply being with things as they actually are.  We notice how ingrained our habits are:  to want things to be a certain way, to grasp, or to cling.  In that very moment, we remember that we are bigger than that.  That is a very powerful, humbling, and satisfying practice.”  Jon Kabat-Zinn Like [...]

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The Practice of Expanding and Releasing

December 29, 2010

Day 9 of my sinus infection and I’m finally beginning to get some relief—thanks to the antibiotic that I was reluctant to take.  Yesterday, I got discouraged.  I was tired of being sick and unable to attend to some exciting projects.  Much like the copious amounts of infection clogging my sinuses, thoughts began to fill [...]

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Reflections on 2010

December 28, 2010

I am taking time to reflect on 2010 and look forward to 2011 and I want to share some of my reflections with you.  I would also love to hear your reflections! Favorite Personal Achievement: I’m most pleased about my continued spiritual practices that have resulted in some significant shifts.  I am also pleased that [...]

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The Art of Acceptance

December 27, 2010

“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.”  Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche My partner and I took off a few days before Christmas for vacation.  I got sick on the very first day.  I was sick over Christmas, and I’m [...]

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Holiday Gratitude

December 20, 2010

Not what we give, But what we share, For the gift without the giver Is bare. ~James Russell Lowell Thank you, dear readers, for your love, support, and presence.  I am deeply touched and grateful.  I send you much love and light during this holiday season.  I’ll see you after Christmas! Related Posts:Happy New Year!I [...]

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Holiday Season and Gift Giving

December 17, 2010

Are you giving your gifts to the world?  Do you even acknowledge your gifts?  Can you see that you are unique and can gift something that no other can?  What holds you back from giving your gifts? Sometimes I tell myself that I’m not ready.  My gifts are too small.  My gifts aren’t as good [...]

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Chasing the Buck

December 16, 2010

I saw him in the backyard.  I ran for my camera but he was gone when I returned.  I bolted from the house and ran into the horse pasture.  Beyond the fence and in the woods I caught sight of him.  He saw me, too.  I knew that to chase him would send him running [...]

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Handling a Vision

December 15, 2010

I am excited about a vision that has been taking form in me recently.  It’s just beginning to gel.  I have much energy for this vision, but I am in no way organized around it and it isn’t even fully formed.  I wish someone would swoop in and organize all my thoughts and ideas for [...]

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Through Love

December 14, 2010

Through love all that is bitter will sweeten. Through love all that is copper will be gold. Through love all dregs will turn to purest wine. Through love all pain will turn to medicine. Through love all the dead will become alive. Through love the king will turn into a slave. ~Rumi Related Posts:The Good, [...]

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