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Still Waters

August 23, 2011

“Still waters run deep.”  English Proverb It’s been a month since I’ve written in my journal and probably that long since I’ve sat in meditation and read spiritual literature.  I’ve done all three today and intend for this to be the first day of the return to my morning practices.  They are important to me.  [...]

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To the Greatest Extent Possible

July 20, 2011

“It is as though fear has caused something to be lifted out of the riverbed of limitless possibilities to a fallow stretch of shore where nothing happens.  For it is not inertia alone that causes the unspeakably monotonous and unrenewed human condition to repeat itself again and again.  It is the aversion to anything new, [...]

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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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Restless Mind

October 19, 2010

Eyes closed–images of back and forth pacing.  Restless mind resisting meditation, anxious to get out of sitting posture.  Perfectly still, I watch with curiosity.  Calm body, calm spirit, restless mind.  Breathe in—feel the breath pass through nostrils, expanding chest.  Breathe out—feel the warm breath release.  Let thoughts pace—no attachment, simple curiosity.  I am not my [...]

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Be Present in This Moment

July 20, 2010

This morning I hooked up the manure spreader to the Gator to take it to the pasture.  Chance, the gentlest Pit Bull alive, and Pedro, my Jackahuahua, jumped aboard, as they always do.  Even Max, the old one-eyed Rottweiler, will join us if he is up for an adventure.  Buttercup would rather follow behind to [...]

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Letting Go of Expectations

April 28, 2010

The pups and I were walking in the woods the other day, as we often do.  It was cold and windy here in northeast PA.  It seemed more winter than spring, so when something rustled in the leaves, I was startled to see a snake!  I jumped back and did my frightened little snake dance [...]

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Pigeon Panache

April 26, 2010

While taking a break from packing (we move to GA in 4 days!), I started looking through some photos from my care taking time here in northeast PA.  I came upon this photo of Missa and Brutus and had a good chuckle.  I’ll miss those goats and pigeons! Most of the pigeons scatter each morning [...]

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