morning rituals

Relaxing Resistance and Irritation

January 7, 2011

I awoke early.  All seemed to be aspiring for me to get out of bed to begin my morning rituals.  I was resistant, but realized I would not go back to sleep. I was irritated while meditating.  I was running a story line in my mind that I had difficulty dropping.  I was agitated.  I [...]

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Resounding Yes!

October 22, 2010

This morning I woke up and out quickly to get the horses from the pasture.  I was late and they were ready.  Afterwards, I fixed coffee and sat down to my morning rituals.  I picked up the book I had been reading but decided I wanted something different.  I walked over to the bookshelves and [...]

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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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