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A Nest, An Altar, An Amulet, Your Favorite Stone
I can hold it in my hand and know that I am home, that everything is OK, that I am safe. Creating Your Grateful Place No matter where you are or what circumstances surround you, gratitude remains a choice. But that choice may not present itself when you are immersed in whatever comes at…
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Three Slow Exhales with the Ocean
Each breath was slower than the one before until finally I sank into my true relaxed state. My jaw relaxed, my mind cleared, I felt fully immersed in the moment. What a gift. Three Long and Slow Exhales Sink deep into relaxation starting with three breaths. Exhaling long and slow is the key…
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A Night Off
What I need right now is to close this computer, drink some water, take care of my aching body, and drift off to sleep. And you know what? I am going to give myself that gift. What do you need right now? Please, for you, for those who love you, for all of us,…
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I’m Just So Tired
Well Not Just Tired Here goes the list of complaints: I am tired, very tired. My gums are throbbing with my bad tooth screaming to get out. I am stressed with a lingering obligation anchoring my every thought. I am hungry and I don’t even want to be writing right now. One thing I…
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Fear
In the Bathroom, On a Ballot, In My Head, Everywhere Earlier I saw yet another story about fear of transgender people in bathrooms and it got me thinking about fear. This fear is so illogical and not based in reality at all. But is fear ever about reality? Fear as a way to control and…
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Giving Yourself Permission – Try it this week!
Mind Over Thoughts A miraculous thing happened this weekend. A simple thing that really did feel like a blessing, a gift, magic. And it was all in my head. I have been more stressed than ever dealing with a terrible financial crisis, one that puts many people at risk. I have had trouble sleeping almost…
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The Lure in 5, 4, 3, 2 …
It Grabs Hold of You So seductively it draws you in. It knows that you can’t take your mind off of it. It’s the smart thing to do. It’s the right thing to do. And soon it’s all you think about. It is the future. Even in gratitude tomorrow grabs hold. That…
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Choosing to Rush Through Life
Always on to the next Thing I have been really busy lately. Working long hours. Working through the weekend. Doing one thing and then another in less time than they need to be done right. But really, how is this different then any other day and any other week? We are all SO…
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Change Your Mind in Five – a Gratitude Meditation
Unplug. Breathe. Take a Few Minutes Just For You. This time of year can get hectic. We are pulled in many directions with work and family and friends and events. Preserving traditions and making our own traditions. Adapting to celebrating the holidays without those who have left us. Sometimes we are an after-thought. Let’s…
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The Fantasy of Everything Settling Down
It’s an Inside Job I find myself saying that I will get to this and that when things calm down. But it never does. There’s always something new that shows up to challenge me. Lately the challenge has been emotional as you know from reading last week’s issue. What I have been struggling with…
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Worried? Do You Keep Replaying Things in Your Head?
I Am Freaking Out Right Now! I’m stressed. I’m worried. The clock is ticking and I am pulled in so many directions with work, family, love, music and an ever-growing list of things that absolutely need to get done. On top of that I just shared whole lot of honesty with a colleague and friend…
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I Keep Getting Stood Up … By the Moon
Make Room for Gratitude I started a practice of moon bathing and I committed to doing it for at least one week. (You can too! Join us in the Moonbathers group.) This started in part because I have found that some of my best memories of solitude involve sitting outside at night alone under the…
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Notice and Savor
Tell Me What You Do Every Day and I’ll Tell You Who You Are I am working on establishing a new daily habit. A learning habit. Throughout the month of June I am committed to starting my day with a few minutes of skill-building as I learn Illustrator. I have been really liking this software…
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Desperately Seeking Calm
Take Yourself on a Journey to Now On Friday I found myself racing down a deserted dirt road, a dust cloud billowing behind me, skidding on the bumps and turns as I rushed to get to our campground. The landscape was beautiful, a rare treat to see it so lush and green in the high…
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Today We Practice Self-Care
Nurturing, Caring, Healing We are on our fifth of six weeks of focusing on our inner selves to be the change we wish to see in the world. This week is all about self-care. Stop running around buying this and that, doing this and that, saying this and that, eating this and that. Just stop for…
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Drawing the Wheel – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2
Drawing the Wheel Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2 – written by Matt Parsons If you are just joining the eCourse now or have not had time to consistently practice the lesson from Week 1, please return to Melting Your Issues before progressing to Week 2. Introduction to Daoist Meditation – Parson’s Practice Part II…
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Melting your Issues – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 1
In what ways will you benefit from a meditation practice? I am so excited to present to you a beautiful experience of Daoist meditation. Matt Parsons, our fellow gratitude collective member has written for you a meditation guide. Please download. Read. Go at your own pace. We are in this together. Make sure to visit…