How about a little perspective? In the midst of the chaos of a bad conflict, we often have a thin, finite view of the situation. It may appear unfair, unjust, and infuriating. We want to be “right” about this and would give anything to be acknowledged for our rightness. And most of the time we
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The Power of Mantras For Day 7’s meditation, I used a mantra. I am excited to tell you about the mantra, since it is one of my favorites: “Om Namah Shivaya,” (Pronounced: Aum Namaḥ Śivāya). Om Namah Shivaya is made up of five syllables. Each of the five syllables relate to the five elements; earth,
Mistakes stink. But not if you look at what you get from them. This is probably the single most important activity we can do to help us heal. Forgive ourselves. Often when we make mistakes or blame ourselves (even for something we didn’t do) the self judgment takes off like a rocket, causing all kind
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I have a secret for you. You can walk outside every day. Sounds crazy in blistering cold weather? Well, once you do it, it is not so bad. If we listen, our body always tells us what we need. It tells us when we are hungry or full, when we are cold and hot, when
Richard Rohr says that light is the only absolute. And it has made so much sense to me! While listening to Rohr’s CD, I became fascinated and validated by the following data: He commented on how often God is referred to as Light in the Bible and throughout history. In fact, words like Truth, Love,
There is a healing power of breath. Breath has the capacity to heal every part of us, from physical, to the emotional, to the mental and spiritual. Breath is a great place to start your healing process because it is always with you. You can focus on the breath no matter what else you are
There is a way of finding peace by going without. It is the same as finding peace by giving. My favorite definition of grace is ‘giving someone what they need before they even know that they needed it.’ It is the greatest gift you can give someone. This week I have been presenting ways if
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Monday I shared finding peace by going within ourselves, (Part 1) our bodies, our minds. Today we’ll walkabout how to find peace by going outside of yourself. Tomorrow is Part 3 Finding Peace by going without. I wrote this series because people are so filled with anxiety in our culture. This anxiety is causing many problems
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