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They Can’t Take Their Eyes off of You
You. Lit Up. I am inspired this week by the Maya Angelou quote you see below. I love the idea of doing something I love so well that people can’t take their eyes off of me. Although it could be the extroverted part of me that likes being the center of attention. In reality it…
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Disturbing but True
I just couldn’t find gratitude in that situation so I looked away. You have heard my gratitude time and time again for the toads in my backyard. From mating calls, eggs, tadpoles, back to toads their life cycle brings me so much joy. When I bought this house the backyard was a wasteland of weeds…
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Today We Make a Positive Change
Transforming Self We are on our final of six weeks of focusing on our inner selves to be the change we wish to see in the world. This week is all about making positive changes. What a journey we have been on these last six weeks. A journey of self-discovery. A journey of gratitude. A…
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Today We Practice Self-Care
Nurturing, Caring, Healing We are on our fifth of six weeks of focusing on our inner selves to be the change we wish to see in the world. This week is all about self-care. Stop running around buying this and that, doing this and that, saying this and that, eating this and that. Just stop for…
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Today We Practice Self-Love
Love Love and more Love We are on our fourth of six weeks of focusing on our inner selves to be the change we wish to see in the world. This week is all about self-love. So here we are at self-love though it seems this should have been the place to start. Can…
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Today We Practice Self-Compassion
You Are Your Own Best Friend We are on our third of six weeks of focusing on our inner selves to be the change we wish to see in the world. This week is all about self-compassion. Last week we talked about accepting and respecting ourselves no matter what. But we can take that one…
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Today We Practice Self-Acceptance
Notice. Accept. Release. We are on our second of six weeks of focusing on our inner selves to be the change we wish to see in the world. This week is all about self-acceptance. Earlier in the week I was having a hard time. It is hard to describe what was going on with me…
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How many gratitudes will you share in one day?
Moment after Moment I’m a big fan of starting over. Sometimes if I am having trouble communicating I will just ask to start over. It works for me. Going throughout my days moment after moment I can choose to start over. In this moment I can choose gratitude. I can refocus or continue my same…
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Romancing your Organs – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 3
Romancing your Organs Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2 – written by Matt Parsons If you are just joining the eCourse now or have not had time to consistently practice the lessons from Weeks 1 and 2, please return to Melting your Issues and then Drawing the Wheel before progressing to Week 3. This is a…
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Drawing the Wheel – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2
Drawing the Wheel Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 2 – written by Matt Parsons If you are just joining the eCourse now or have not had time to consistently practice the lesson from Week 1, please return to Melting Your Issues before progressing to Week 2. Introduction to Daoist Meditation – Parson’s Practice Part II…
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Melting your Issues – Introduction to Daoist Meditation eCourse Week 1
In what ways will you benefit from a meditation practice? I am so excited to present to you a beautiful experience of Daoist meditation. Matt Parsons, our fellow gratitude collective member has written for you a meditation guide. Please download. Read. Go at your own pace. We are in this together. Make sure to visit…
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Savoring – It’s a beautiful thing. Claim two minutes today and try it.
Don’t Lose Yourself in the Holiday Rush I don’t care how busy we are, we can all claim two minutes for ourselves. Savoring the present moment opens the door to gratitude. To help us get there take two minutes alone outside. If for some reason you can’t go outside, just go anywhere you can be…
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Think Gratitude before you Speak
Today, before everything you say, think gratitude A friend of mine, Giovanna Rossi, participated in the last 1000gratitudes and committed to posting her gratitude throughout the day on Facebook. She had a very interesting take on it. She said that all she did was add, “I am grateful” before everything she was going to post…