reaching for the sun

We Are Big Beings

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Last Thursday I went to my Dr’s again.  I still haven’t kicked whatever is making me ill. While in the Dr’s office, a man was there getting vitamin C intravenously.  He had cancer.  I told him that I ‘wanted to kill’ whatever was…
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You are Enough

Enough

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I was outside. It was night. Someone was behind me: his hands on the small of my back propelling me dangerously forward with enormous force. I was scared. I tried to decompress the uncomfortable arch in my back but the force was too great. I…
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the little black bag

The Little Black Bag

I heard a story today about ‘the little black bag.’  One of my yoga teachers told the story of when she first realized that she loved to write.  She was in 2nd grade. But then at a parent teacher meeting her teacher indicated that perhaps…
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buddha

What is Compassion?

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Sometimes we confuse compassion with rescuing someone else.  Compassion is not rescuing.  It is feeling the other person’s pain.  Compassion does not mean that you agree with how they see reality.  But it is understanding and caring about…
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Aurora depicting mystery

Inside and Out

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Some of the big shifts in my life occurred when I started to look at the difference between inside and out.  Examining this difference allows you to discriminate between what you think you want (ego perspective) and what your life wants of…
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Strengthening Family Bonds

Family

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This past Saturday Mike and I were married.  Our wedding was beautiful and felt blessed.  We were surrounded by love and support.  We shared our inner feelings about each other in a visible ceremony of commitment.  A wedding is such a powerful…
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