spiritual practice

3 Steps to Get Out of Your Own Way

August 31, 2011

“If we can just quiet down all the oughts and shoulds in ourselves, if we can be finished with that whole protestant ethic trip we’ve been on, we will see that we are really already further out than we give ourselves credit for being.  We keep thinking we have to get behind ourselves and push, [...]

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Thoughts on Love

August 24, 2011

I’m visiting my Dad this week.  I can hear him snoring in his bedroom as I write and sip coffee.  Last night as I put medicated ointment on his rashed back and massaged his neck, he said, “Carla, I’m glad you’re here.  You got here just in time.  I was really getting down.”  Bless his [...]

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The Practice of Noting What You Experience

June 22, 2011

“What we’re letting go of…is the old, self-critical inner voice, the old superego that’s so afraid of blowing it, afraid of making a mistake, afraid of looking like a fool.  That is not the same you’ll notice, as the impersonal inner witness, the practice of noting what you’re experiencing.  That’s the thing we’re trying to [...]

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3-2-1 Shadow Process

April 28, 2011

I mentioned, yesterday, that I want to be more intentional and consistent in doing my shadow work.  I told you I’d share with you a technique I use to do the work.  It’s simple and can be done in a few minutes.  I often find resistance as I’m doing it but almost always feel an [...]

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Dealing with Overwhelm

February 3, 2011

This has been an interesting year for me already, and it’s only February:  illness and injury, huge inspiration in work and spiritual practices, great news regarding my Dad’s health, shifts in relationships, etc.  I notice that I am a tad overwhelmed.  So much of what is coming at me is good, but it is simply [...]

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Between the Seconds

December 10, 2010

“Love is there if you want it to be, you just have to see that it’s wrapped in beauty and hidden away between the seconds of your life.  If you don’t stop for a minute, you might miss it.”  Cashback, the movie. This morning I happened to glance out the sliding glass door that opens [...]

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Remember the Field

October 27, 2010

“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field.  I’ll meet you there.  When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.  Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense.”  Rumi I’m at Daddy’s house.  Clock ticking.  Refrigerator running.  Meditation finished.  Overcast outside.  [...]

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Jump!

October 5, 2010

“As you go the way of life, you will see a great chasm.  Jump.  It is not as wide as you think.”  Native American Wisdom Related Posts:Dealing with OverwhelmDry Spells90-Day Challenge

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Impulse and Resistance

September 17, 2010

“We don’t really go anywhere, we just take our time getting there.”  From the movie, La Mission I have this impulse towards spirituality, towards awakening, towards expanded consciousness—and resistance.  I play at spirituality.  I hang out in the shallow end, dabbling there. I have dived into the deep many times but quickly return to shallow [...]

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The Practice of Discipline

July 7, 2010

The Kingfisher dove suddenly from the tall pine.  I heard his chatter just before he launched.  I looked up to witness the bird tumble toward the water, submerge for a split second, then rise with ease.  He plunged with resolve and precision.  I had been glancing up at him from my float while he sat [...]

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