Never Give Up

Posted by on Jan 20, 2012 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, this i believe, Uncategorized, yoga of relationship ~ life | 0 comments Goal setting is huge in our culture. We are a future and accomplishment oriented society and many of us live only to see the next day’s task completed. But what happens when something gets in the way? How do you react when an obstacle is placed in your path to your goal? Do you throw up your hands? Wait? Study? Laugh? Give up completely? Many of us want to give up because we have misread what...
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The One Desire

Posted by on Oct 31, 2011 in sacred threads, this i believe, yoga of relationship ~ life | 1 comment The desire to know and recognize God, Truth, to experience that sweet space of Oneness is thought by some philosophers to be the root of all desire, the one desire.  It may be that the desire disguises itself, showing up as a wish for a new car, or a particular job.  Perhaps it shows up as some wanting for a girlfriend, a boyfriend, a relationship.  However it comes to us, there is...
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showing up as your REAL self

Posted by on May 2, 2011 in cultivating peace, relationship to life, relationship to self, relationships, this i believe, Uncategorized | 11 comments Twenty years ago this year, I moved from Salt Lake City, Utah to east Tennessee.  For me, it was a bit of a challenging move.  For all its conservativeness, the culture of Salt Lake was balanced by an open-minded contingency of people.  There were lots of yoga studios, drumming circles, alternative approaches to mental and spiritual well-being.  I fit in. I had a thriving practice and active...
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living your REAL life

Posted by on Apr 24, 2011 in relationship to life, this i believe, yoga of relationship ~ life | 2 comments Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how much trouble we get into with our own hearts as we get all wrapped up with ideas about how our life should be rather than how it really is and who we should be rather than being who we really are.  Hanging on tight to all this fear seems to create a kind of holo-self rather than REAL self.  Much like the velveteen rabbit, perhaps by the time...
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retreat!

Posted by on Jul 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, this i believe, Uncategorized | 11 comments “Absolutely worth the time and effort!”  If you are wondering what I’m talking about, you are not one of the many people who have been asking me, “So, how was the retreat in France?” In a nutshell, it was fantastic!  The food, the setting, the companionship, the wisdom and reflection —  all of it was just fantastic!  I loved watching the women on the...
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haiti in our hearts

Posted by on Jan 13, 2010 in cultivating peace, metta meditation, this i believe | 0 comments We can all help. Chris Sacca lays out 6 ways we can ALL help. Haiti, you are in our hearts.
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