Tag: Encouragement
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Just Breathe…
When I am rankled by small everyday disturbances or overcome by world events, I remind myself to breathe. Just breathe. I use it as a prayer or meditation, repeating “Breathe in Peace, Breathe out Love.” Sometimes it takes a few cycles for me to believe it, but eventually the breath slows, my mind relaxes, and…
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Two Quotes of the Week…
“To the possession of the self the way is inward.” Plotinus, AD 205-270 “Inner space is the real frontier.” Gloria Steinem, 1934-
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Open to Your Path…
I attend writers’ conferences, online classes and zoom groups to learn layers and layers of craft techniques, and to build community. These time-consuming, money-spending, single-focusing events also connect me to my deep, creative soul. Last week I had one conference goal: to clearly discern my next step(s). In one master class, I was encouraged to…
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Energy Cords…
When life ebbs and flows, I like to remember it is a natural cycle. I’ve learned to give in to the occasional slowness, recognizing it as fallow time, necessary for rest, rejuvenation, and even regrowth. Beyond our personal ups and downs, we are susceptible to outside forces that jazz or jade, depending on so many…
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Agave Agape
Two rhyming words that could be fraternal twins. Agave: the organic sweetness I squirt in my coffee to flavor the real reason behind the steaming cup – caffeine. Agape: unconditional brotherly and sisterly love. Agave Agape: Sweet Love. I’ve been fortunate to experience agape in communities that have landed in my lucky lap throughout my…
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K.I.S.S. …
A friend used to remind herself to K.I.S.S, keep it simple, stupid. I’m not wild about the stupid part, but I do like the easy-to-remember reminder. Especially in today’s complicated world; moving parts butting up against each other; one viewpoint insisting to the death that their values must be followed to the letter of the…
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Quote of the Week…
“Mystery on all sides! And faith the only star in this darkness and uncertainty.” Henri Ariel, 1821-1861
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Lalibela…
Lalibela is a tiny pocket of wonder in Ethiopia, a UNESCO World Heritage site. We visited these historic monastic churches when our daughter lived in Ethiopia. I can to this day call up the visceral feeling of navigating a very narrow passage to the smallest of the chapels, a mere room carved into the mountain.…
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It was a Dark and Stormy Night…
Autumn storms turn the afternoons gloomy. We celebrate sugar-coated Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. We’ll soon bid goodbye to Daylight Savings time; depressing for night owls like me. These are traditions or seasons, but what of news hits that throw blanket after weighted blanket upon our weary souls? Are we ineffective and quivering balls…
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