Tag Archives: inspiration

You are a cell in my body

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

  I’ve been thinking this weekend how every person we meet has the potential to change us, to widen our world, to prompt us to let go what no longer serves. How each friendly or shining spirit can lift us … Continue reading →

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Coming into wholeness

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

I have been thinking a lot about wholeness this week.  My friend, Deb, shared a post on Facebook recently about how she’s achieved wholeness in several areas of her life:  as a parent, as a spouse, as a descendant.  She … Continue reading →

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Balance for a troubled heart–staying close to the simple, the ordinary, the real

Posted on July 12, 2018 by

So many of our hearts seem troubled these days.  We’re worried about politics, the state of the nation, the trials of the world, the gullies of the universe.  We’re pained about health, trapped children, money, jobs, relationships, pressures.  We’re feeling … Continue reading →

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Don’t go believing everything social media says

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Please, dear readers, never let your thoughts convince you that Cousin Lindsey or Friend Derek or Acquaintance Daniella has a better life than you. Forget their sixteen pictures of babies, tropical vacations, or happy interludes. Remember that Social Media only … Continue reading →

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“Failed” friendships

Posted on May 21, 2018 by

I used to think that a failed friendship meant personal failure. A failure to maintain a long-standing relationship.  A failure of the other person.  A failure to work through disagreements or issues or perceptions. A failure of personal culpability, a … Continue reading →

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Keep giving away…

Posted on March 22, 2018 by

  I have been pondering giving a lot lately.  When the world seems turned upside down and backwards, it’s often not clear what we can do to help. One thing that can so soothe a weary or confused soul is … Continue reading →

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The widest largest possible view

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

I don’t know about you, but it seems like our minds focus a lot on small views.  They focus on reading words.  They focus on performing the next task.  They focus on objects throughout the day. The dog, the cat, … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments