Surviving my Christmas Chaos by daily visits lakeside. Yesterday I snapped a few photos. Even on the most gray day, I stumbled upon color. Seeing the bright green moss this time of the year surprised me, normally it would have been frozen underneath a blanket of snow or ice. Nature filters and clarifies my
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Countdown to Christmas in Corpse Pose
Flat on back Weight of my body fully supported by the earth Arms resting alongside my body Face relaxed Eyes gently closed Stillness Surrender my expanding "to do" list For a few moments Silence No movement No grip I'm in Savasana or "Corpse pose," Savasana is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Christmas Chaos
Seven days until Christmas. I have more shopping to do More baking Wrapping and Moments to celebrate with family and friends. Every year I slide into Christmas with my hair on fire. I've tried to be more organized about the whole affair until I realized I like the chaos I create around
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I Have a Dream
"Without vision, people entangle themselves in lesser dreams." -Bill Hybels, founder of Willow Creek Church and Association. Profound and potentially indicting. A lesser dream… Parked in neutral. Devoid of courage. Avoidance of fear. Safety is the illusion. Possibilities beyond reach. Bland. Predictable. A lesser dream is Totally and completely unnecessary. Yesterday our
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Duality
I am capable of the most amazing sacrificial love and I am also capable of hurting another soul. You are too. An inconvenient truth only if the coward’s voice is stronger than the warrior’s voice. Remember my post “What You Focus on Expands?” When we focus and act upon our potential for love, we enter
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Defy Gravity
There is a WAY to defy gravity and pull out of the muck and mire of a major life crisis, trauma or transition. 1. Be still and quiet: Paramount to moving through a challenging situation is quiet time and space to just BE and not do. Healing comes when we create space for
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forgiveness
Yesterday, I wrote down every last grievance I had been nursing against someone, tossed it in the trashcan and walked away. A decontamination of my soul. Peace restored. Life happens. We bump into one another, most of the time with no intention to cause harm and BAM…insult, injury, injustice. To nurse or not to nurse.
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Love > Fear Part II
Inspired by "One, the Event" and it's founder, Eric Lawyer, I've been thinking about 911 through the lens of love and fear. I remembered a post I wrote a few years ago entitled "Love>Fear." It's time for Part II. Love finds a crack in the cement of suffering and finds it's way to
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I See You, I See Me
I See You If you are a mother and your motherhood was not celebrated yesterday, I see you. I see the feeling of invisibility despite your sacrifices. I see your loneliness although surrounded by many. Mothers Delay passions and professions to Steady growing feet and hands. Water tender souls. Cheerlead their
