Meditation

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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Magical Thinking

June 17, 2011

Do I believe in some sort of magic?  If I do this then that will happen?  If I am good enough, generous enough, spiritual enough, then all good things will happen to me, and if I’m not, then bad things will happen? Sometimes I feel the magical thinking bubble up in me.  I believe it [...]

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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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Why I Meditate

January 28, 2011

I tried taking up meditation years ago because I had heard of the benefits and my anxiety was out the top.  I simply couldn’t do it because my mind and body were too agitated.  I could rarely make it past a couple of minutes before crawling out of my skin.  What to do with this [...]

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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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Life is Practice

January 6, 2011

“We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.”  Marian Wright Edelman Life is practice.  Being faithful to that which is before us in each moment is the [...]

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Vision Requires Practice

January 3, 2011

“Yesterday, everybody smoked his last cigar, took his last drink and swore his last oath.  Today, we are a pious and exemplary community.  Thirty days from now, we shall have cast our reformation to the winds and gone to cutting our ancient shortcomings considerably shorter than ever.”  Mark Twain Like many folks, I use the [...]

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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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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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Minor Distractions

December 3, 2010

Ever notice how you get on a good roll and something comes along that derails you?  It doesn’t even have to be something major.  The minor distractions derail me more often.  In fact, I find the minor distractions to be insidious—able to keep my awareness from them, if I’m not careful.  When something major comes [...]

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