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The Good, The True, The Beautiful

June 13, 2011

The good, the true, the beautiful.  Do you notice?  Always, everyday, they are there–surrounding you.  Regardless of your situation, they are there.  All that is required is that you notice. Our brains are wired to notice and take in the negative in an old effort to protect us from lions and such.  But we are [...]

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How to Clear Brain Clutter in 20-minutes or Less

March 30, 2011

I awoke irritated and agitated–my brain was cluttered.  I did yoga and meditation which always helps to calm and ground me, but it wasn’t enough.  I remembered a friend’s Facebook status from last night.  She said she was going to take 5 minutes to whine and then on with it.  That made me smile.  So [...]

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It’s the Little Things

February 17, 2011

I have a practice that I am incorporating into my day increasingly.  The practice takes as little as 45 seconds to complete. Let me give you a couple of examples as to how it works.  The other day I stepped out onto my balcony and saw hundreds of red-winged black birds foraging in the horse [...]

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Cultivating Space

January 12, 2011

I reached into my jewelry box to dig out a necklace.  I found it terribly knotted. I worked with the necklace for several days but simply could not make any headway.  Finally, four days later, I sat with the necklace and sort of spread it out.  The knots were not so tight as I had [...]

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Empty Mind

May 12, 2010

I caught a glimpse of an idea for today’s post but weariness blurred it.   It’s the good kind of weariness.  The kind that leaves you sore and tired, but happy.  Do you know the feeling? My brain is rather empty…well, partially.  It’s nice because my mind is often overactive.  I practice meditation and yoga to [...]

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Insane Brain

April 19, 2010

This is what my brain looked like at 2am last night.  We are less than 2 weeks away from our move, and believe me, my brain is already moving.  For 2 hours my brain paced like a nervous race horse ready to break loose for the track–thinking of every possible scenario, good and bad, that [...]

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