Presence

Resisting Now

December 2, 2010

I can’t seem to open myself to the flow this morning. Resistance.  I don’t want to put pen to paper.  The pain and discomfort in my body distract me.  I want to squirm away from it. How can I bring presence to this discomfort?  It is, after all, what is here now.  What if I [...]

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Attention to Words

November 23, 2010

Yesterday, I began the challenge to say nothing negative for 21 days with the hope that this will lead to a permanent shift.  The challenge has caused a bit of a buzz (thanks in part to Sean Madden, creator of Mindful Living Guide, for posting my blog in several places), and many have joined me.  [...]

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A Delight and A Joy

October 1, 2010

“K’ung said:  To learn and then put it in practice–isn’t that a delight?  To have friends come from afar–isn’t that a joy?”  The Lun Yu Today, I turn 50!  Half a century has come and gone.  A lifetime for me—A blink of the eye in eternity. What have I learned these past 50 years? I [...]

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A Space for Transformation

August 31, 2010

I picked up the book, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, awhile back.  I began to read it but simply couldn’t make my way through it.  While there were parts that resonated, I didn’t know how to let them in.  I knew it was an important book so I put it aside—for seven years.  [...]

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It Matters to This One

August 17, 2010

“When you act out of present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love—even the most simple action.” Eckhart Tolle It matters to this one.  It matters to this one. It matters to Gee Whiz that we are caring for him, that we are giving him intensive time and [...]

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A Deep Let-Go

August 2, 2010

“Don’t try to force anything.  Let life be a deep let-go.  See God opening millions of flowers everyday without forcing the buds.”  Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh In the late afternoon, I decided to go on a photo shoot.  The light would be good, I hoped, though it was a tad too overcast and a thunderstorm threatened.  [...]

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From Ordinary to Extraordinary

July 21, 2010

Have you ever experienced the extraordinary in the ordinary?  I have, many times.  I had such a moment with my father yesterday.  After our return from oncology and lunch, daddy asked if I would be willing to cut his toenails and fingernails.  I said of course.  He decided we should sit on the porch so [...]

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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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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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The Power of Presence

June 25, 2010

“Presence is a more powerful catalyst for change than analysis.” Rachel Naomi Remen I’ve been on a media fast for a little over a week now.  As I clear out the noise, I am beginning to recognize that I have some deep sadness.  I know that a large part of the sadness is about my [...]

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