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Seen Unseen

July 25, 2011

Sometimes I can kid myself into believing that things are just as I think they are or as I’ve been told they are.  Our families, cultures, and religions tell us things are a certain way.  We hear the messages long before we can understand them.  By the time we can understand we don’t question because [...]

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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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An Investigation into a Story Line

January 26, 2011

I awake and hear myself say, “I don’t feel good.”  A story line.  Easily said, easily latched onto.  What does it mean that I don’t feel good?  It could mean a thousand different things on any given day.  I must inquire into this story line—flesh it out.  What do I witness? There is burning in [...]

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Irritation Creates Opportunity

January 11, 2011

Irritation opens up the possibility for empowerment and acceptance–if we allow it.  By sitting with the irritation and dropping the story line attached to it, new possibilities become available. I had purchased a meditation audio that I tried out the other morning.  It contains the beautiful sounds of ocean and whale song.  However, at various [...]

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Old Baggage

December 1, 2010

I’ve been reading Ken Wilber lately.  His work is impacting me deeply—pulling me forward.  I am compelled.  I am excited.  I also feel the drag of old baggage. Last night, I dreamed that I had finished my last day of high school and was about to graduate.  All that remained was to go through the [...]

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The Limits of Clinging

September 20, 2010

I found this guy climbing the wall at the Augusta Canal.  He was fun to watch.  I remembered all the times I went rock climbing and rappelling in college.  The cliffs of Lookout Mountain were perfect for crawling all over.  We went out at least once a week and did some crazy stunts–like hooking into [...]

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Some Days are Diamonds

August 16, 2010

My dad was on the phone with my sweet niece.  She must have asked how he was doing.  I heard him reply, “Some days are diamonds and some days are stone.” At 11:30 that same night, I had to take Daddy to the ER.  As we waited for the doctor, I asked Daddy about that [...]

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The Other Silence

July 14, 2010

“Perhaps the most important thing we bring to another person is the silence in us.  Not the sort of silence that is filled with unspoken criticism or hard withdrawal.  The sort of silence that is a place of refuge, of rest, of acceptance of someone as they are.  We are all hungry for this other [...]

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Expansive Moments

July 13, 2010

The night before I was singing with the nurses in the oncology treatment room, I was with daddy at his home.  It was late and I had gone to bed.  Daddy was still awake and I could see the light from his office shining beneath my door.  I watched that light so I would know [...]

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Pushed by Pain, Pulled by Impulse

May 31, 2010

I heard a talk by Michael Beckwith recently.  I was impressed.  He was asked if change requires pain, suffering, or chaos.  We certainly see repeated evidence that this is so. Dr. Beckwith had a wonderful answer.  He said that we are pushed by pain until we are pulled by impulse.  This resonates deeply with me. [...]

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