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Forgotten Gratitude
I appreciated you at the time. But now that your petals have fallen even more so. Gratitude Forgotten and Remembered Those of you who have been here remember that I used to have a segment in these writings where I shared "forgotten gratitude". These were things that I was grateful for at the time and…
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Love Your Neighbor
What if there was something to love in everyone? Love First Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day of celebrating romantic love but I have always associated it with my mom and dad and their thoughtful valentines. There are so many types of love in this world. Why don’t we celebrate them all? Today…
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The Flow of All Things
The shape of everything is flow. ~Richard Rohr Choose to See the Flow What possibilities open up for you when you choose to see the flow in all of life? In nature. In seasons. In relationships. In thoughts. In emotions. In love. I went to a talk last night and everything kept coming back to…
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Reflecting With Gratitude
It’s so easy to look back and say last year was a shit year. But there was good in our lives too. Let’s raise that up. Documenting Our Highlight Reel Debra shared this inspiring quote in Our Gratitude Collective the other day: “The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with…
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Don’t Be Blinded by Gratitude
Not everything is beautiful. In what ways does seeing the darkness of the world bring you hope? Seeing the Darkness and Finding Hope As I mourn yet another mass shooting I am reflecting on being grateful but not ONLY being grateful. I would hate for a gratitude practice to be blinders to seeing the tragedies…
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In Outrage and in Gratitude
Don’t cover your eyes to it. Don’t ignore it. Take care of yourself too. Being Grateful When The World is So Fucked Up Gratitude ≠ Happiness Darkness is not a lack of gratitude. Authentic gratitude comes from looking at the world with eyes wide open. It is not protected behind blinders – ignoring the horrors…
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Growing Your Intuition
This simple intuition practice helped changed my life. Trusting Your Inner Knowing Do you find yourself distracted by the noise of stress, fears, the overwhelming voices and information on social media, concerns about what others think, and ruminating thoughts? At the end of last year I found myself really pulled this way and that with…
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The Gift of a Full Moon: a gratitude ritual
Try this centering gratitude ritual. Start With The Moon I love the quote this week but I haven’t shared it before now because I always thought it was a little contradictory. I thought if you are waiting for good things to come to you how is that giving thanks continuously? Then I reflected on the…
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Prettier Than Ordinary
Let your curiosity play. Look deeper. Find something just a little prettier than ordinary. Try This, Instead of Questioning Everything Be curious. Notice sensations in your body without telling a story about them. Go outside. Listen to the song of nature or the city or whatever song is humming. Find something alive and look closer.…
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Blessed with Each Bite
Thank you, fish. Thank you, basil. Thank you, tomato. Food Appreciation The freshly caught fish from the mountain stream tasted so good. I said aloud, “thank you”. How often do we thank our food? Each meal. Each bite. It is giving us a gift. The gift of life. When I thanked that fish I thought…
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Savor That Pleasure
Immersed. Rich and thick. Fragrant and flavorful. Being fully in it. Savoring It Fully You are inspired to seek out pleasure and relaxation. How will you be when you show up for that pleasure? Fully present. Noticing. Listening. Tasting. Smelling. Feeling. Seeing. And with all of these senses, diving deep into that noticing. Noticing the…
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The Gift of Relaxation
But I don’t have time. Micro relaxation. A Moment of Relaxation Continuing our topic of pleasure from last week today we explore relaxation. Relaxation can be one of the simplest pleasures but we make it out to be this huge unattainable thing. We are so damn busy. That is true but no matter how busy…
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Awash in Pleasure
Don’t you miss feeling good? You Deserve To Feel Good For so many of us pleasure is not part of our daily lives. If it happens, great. But we do little to facilitate it, welcome it, create space for it. Then when we want it we expect our bodies to just quickly move from…
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Noticing Is Life
What teacher is life giving you right now? I Almost Stepped On It On My Way to See Something Else I escaped to the forest for three days. A little solitude. A lot of family. The entire time I never took one picture but as I was leaving I was drawn in to the…
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The Wisdom of a Long Life
An elder taught me these words to live by but the irony is that the words taught me that it isn't only elders with wisdom. I Am Grateful For These Words These last two weeks have been pretty challenging. It all stemmed from receiving harsh criticism from someone I consider an elder and mentor;…
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My Prayer is Noticing and Saying Thank You
Their prayer moved with them and through them as they danced. San Felipe Feast – a prayer They danced. Moving together to the pounding of the drums. One two one two one two one two. To infinity. The drums and the bare feet of the women and the moccasined feet of the men drove…
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Research Says Just Make It Your Goal
Making gratitude the priority. The Benefit of Making Gratitude Your Goal Neuroscience has found that all humans have a negativity bias. This means that our brains are more cued in to noticing threats than rewards. It means that we will notice, respond to and remember the negative for more than we will remember the…
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Listen. The Sound is Fleeting.
Mindfully enjoying the fleeting moments of spring. All The Noticing If you notice anything, it leads you to notice more and more. ~Mary Oliver My lilacs are blooming. The beautiful and bright pops of purple are the early signs of spring in my yard. My biggest lilac bush is directly in my path…
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Discover Your Own Special Light
Is your light dulled because you haven’t dusted it off? Your Own Unique Shining Light You have unique gifts. Gifts that the world needs. Gifts that are fulfilling to you and while they bring serve the world they also serve you as well. Dust off these talents, skills and abilities. Don’t keep them hidden…
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The Wisdom of Feeling Good
Tiptoeing into feeling good. Me, At My Wisest What if the wisdom we seek has been here all along? What if feeling good is our work? What if finding beauty even amidst the struggle is what we are here for? When I am at my wisest I am noticing, aware, feeling it all. And I…