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The latest from Our Little House in the Big Woods
- Spring is bustin’ out all over (and a blogging milestone)
- Traveling from little house in the woods to big city on the coast
- Healing a broken toe, watching the snow melt
- The maze is your labyrinth
- Mindfulness, equanimity–and a broken toe
- The perils and ecstasy of walking on snow
- Loss and gain
- Sad transitions
- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
- Vegetable scrap smiley for our company
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Cozy snuggle beneath blankets on snowy blowy January afternoon
Outside wind gusts sideways white snow. Howls as it races around our little house in the woods. Our broken thermometer says it’s 20 degrees F, but we know it’s lower. Accuweather announces it’s 18 degrees but they never know either. … Continue reading
Posted in January 2022
Tagged blankets, cozy, Heartland, Jigsaw puzzle, meditation, Outlander, personal, Rumi's Guest House, snow, Upper Peninsula, warmth, winter
53 Comments
Calm, calm, oh you darling, calm
So very many of us are feeling jangled, jarred and jiggled these days. We’ve fear running amok in our veins at times. We’re scared of covid or vaccine mandates. We’re nervous about our health, our money, our mental health, our … Continue reading
Posted in November 2021
Tagged anxiety, calm, Deb Dana, fight or flight, love, meditation, pain, polyvagal theory, sadness, soothing, spirituality, sympathetic nervous system
35 Comments
What really matters–turning the compass to True North
At 5:30 a.m. sitting on the couch with coffee in hand–I wondered what the heck to write about today. Looked inside the seeming abyss of the mind. Absolutely nothing there to share. Here we go again. OK, Holy, what do … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, holy, inspiration, meditation, response, serendepity, spirit, Suzi Banks Baum, what matters
25 Comments
Lonely at Christmastime?
Here we are. Sitting at the doorstep of Christmas, knocking. Hello, Christmas, 2020. How shall we celebrate you, herald you into our hearts this year? Many of us are alone or semi-alone this holy-day season. We’re isolating in family groups … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged alone, Christmas, feelings, isolation, loneliness, lonely, love, meditation, reaching out, relaxation, rest, self-care, spirituality
26 Comments
Let’s play Treasure Hunt
Yesterday I drove west and north toward “big town” grocery shopping up in Houghton. At first I asked the Holy if we could play a game–Treasure Hunt. That’s a game where you keep your eyes wide open and the Universe … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged attention, beliefs, holy, ice, Lake Superior, meditation, nature, photography, thoughts, treasure, treasure hunt
25 Comments
Embrace of the golden hush
Shhh…let’s pause here for a moment of silence. Breathe deeply, all the way down to that soft belly of yours. Feel your seat on this chair, this couch, this floor. Ahh, those sturdy feet. Breathe. Breathe. Again breathe, so natural, … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged breathe, holy, hush, inspiration, meditation, pause, peace, silence, spirituality
22 Comments
Radical acceptance and October snow
Good morning, dear readers. Just got inside after scraping off eight or ten inches of crusty snow from the car. While I was out there in the dark, I warmed up Barry’s car before he left for work. It’s 28 … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, grace, meditation, peace, Radical acceptance, relaxing, snow, spirituality, thoughts, What the Heart Knows
41 Comments
The beginner’s guide to meditation (and we’re all beginners)
Today a Facebook friend complained that he tried meditation and only lasted seven, maybe eight, seconds. He didn’t know if he had attained a state of mindfulness but made a list of 73 things he wanted to accomplish today. He’s … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged awareness, how to meditate, inspiration, meditation, noticing, peace, presence, relaxation, silence, spirituality, thoughts
37 Comments