got meditation?

Posted by on Mar 31, 2011 in meditation | 0 comments If you’ve been reading a while, you know that I find meditation to be a tremendously supportive practice for cultivating a peace-filled life.  Now, you can enliven your practice under the gentle, yet sure-footed guidance of Sally Kempton through her new book, Meditation For The Love Of It. You can read a review of this book here. It was written by Arjuna Ardagh who is an author and great...
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reclaim life balance, reclaim peace

Posted by on Sep 14, 2010 in body care, cultivating peace, meditation, relationship to self | 8 comments I think that it’s possible to cultivate a life of balance and peace? Do you?  Seriously, do you? As a young mother, I knew that to be the kind of mom I wanted to be, I needed to take time for myself — to meditate, to take care of my body, and reflect on my life.  As an older mother, and so much more, the same is still true.  I still need to take care of me.  No one else is going...
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packing a balanced boat

Posted by on Jun 1, 2010 in meditation, mindfulness, power of now | 10 comments Personal Peace – YUMMMMMMM.  Sometimes it seems so very far away, yet the key is as close as your next breath.  When you realize that and take full ownership of your experience in life, you are in for a pretty sweet ride. When I was in my twenties, I spent several summers as a guide on the Colorado River in southern Utah.  I’m still unpacking what I learned on the river and from...
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want this, not that

Posted by on May 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, meditation, mindfulness | 7 comments I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but suffering in life is not going away.  I’m reminded of this for many reasons.  And, no the suffering in my life is not one of them.  Just turn on the news or talk with someone for whom you care.  Suffering in our very human lives is here to stay.  Still reading? Here’s the good news, not all of life is suffering.  What this means in...
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gifts of silence

Posted by on Mar 22, 2010 in meditation, mindfulness | 2 comments It’s been a while since I’ve written.  My apologies.  I’ve been quiet inside myself for a while — I went a on a silent retreat in early March and seemed to have just continued in the silence inside myself.  I treasure these times of silence and didn’t want to push myself to write when really I just felt silent inside. I find silence to be nourishing to my soul. ...
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sacred threads ~ gazing

Posted by on Jan 27, 2010 in meditation, mindfulness, power of now, sacred threads | 3 comments Note to Reader:  Sacred Threads is a spiritual memoir/essay of sorts, if you like, go to archives and begin reading from the earliest post. On this cold, wintry day, I’m reminded of a very different day.   After a long weekend of tiring work, a friend of mine and I took a day of rest on the beach.  After a long walk, we lay side by side gazing at the sky.  My body felt still and my mind...
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