do you know you are precious?

Posted by on Oct 28, 2010 in yoga of relationship ~ life | 6 comments Do you know?  Do you know how truly remarkable you are?  Or have the challenges of life distorted your view? I think that in the ups and downs of daily life, many of us just forget how very precious we are and how truly remarkable life is.  We human beings tend to get caught up in the ups and downs and dramas of life.  In this way, it’s easy to get pulled off center and shift out of...
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sacred threads ~ coats of many colors

Posted by on Sep 21, 2010 in relationship to life, relationships, sacred threads | 8 comments I’ve been re-reading a translation of the Shiva Sutras, an text from the tradition of Kashmir Shaivism.  One of the sutras reads, “Nothing exists that is not Shiva.”  Shiva, of course, is another name for all-pervasive consciousness, God, the Great Mystery, Allah, Shiva, The God of 10,000 Names.  This teaching is echoed in Psalm 139 in the Holy Bible, “Whither shall I go...
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on being flexible

Posted by on Aug 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, mindfulness | 10 comments Things don’t always unfold as I think they should.  Does that ever happen to you?  Come on, you can tell me. Long ago, for Lent, I gave up having expectations, not that I’m Catholic or Episcopalian.  I just like the idea of Lent.  (Note to Self, write about Lent, during Lent!)  I found that I was not so successful at completely letting go of expectations, but it sure did make me...
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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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women’s retreat in france ~ wanna join us?

Posted by on May 21, 2010 in cultivating peace | 0 comments ...
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