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Friday, March 26th, 2010A few minutes before the Spring Equinox, I ventured out into the “mostly sunny and warmer than it’s been in a long time” afternoon. I was following a protocol that I read from a well-known Tai Chi teacher, suggesting to do some sort of movement — Qi Gong or gentle stretching — to “open the [...]
I Feel Better Now!
Thursday, November 12th, 2009Have you ever noticed that when you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed, that your mind gets really noisy? I’m working on my book launch campaign for next month—there are lots of details to handle, never done it like this before, want it to be a big success, a lot riding on it, am I doing it [...]
How Do You Know?
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009“When I was a little girl, I asked my mother, ‘Mommy, how do you know when you are in love?’ She sighed and replied, ‘When you try to imagine living your life without him, and you can’t, that’s love.’”
~ Lavinia Plonka, from her article “June Bride”
What would be your answer if someone posed that [...]
No Worry
Friday, March 13th, 2009On this second “Friday the 13th” of the year — there are three in 2009, the most possible in one year — I’m reminded how much “worrying” is going on these days! Then that lead me to remember a greeting card received years ago that I posted above my desk in easy eye view. It said: [...]
Full Moon Blessing
Sunday, January 11th, 2009There have been lots of miracles and challenges in the beginning stages of living in the mountains. For instance, one challenge has been that the abundant and needed rains have washed away most of my new road! But as I told my brothers in Alabama about walking up and down the very steep road and driveway: [...]
WITHOUT LIMITS
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008[Inspired by the recent Olympics in China, I was reading some "memoirs" from my life changing spiritual journey there several years ago. My trip to China in the autumn of 2000 with a group of Qi Gong buddies and teachers was a "break-open" experience for me: I left my perceived 'limitations' as a writer at [...]
THE MAGIC OF COLLABORATION
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Several people have asked recently how I came to make my OPEN YOUR HEART Meditation CD. So I’ll share the story as told in one of my newsletters last fall with brides-to-be in mind…but for everyone to enjoy!
Last August I was in Ashland, Oregon — an artistic community in the high desert region of southern Oregon — [...]
A SOFT-FOCUS WORLD
Monday, June 2nd, 2008We live in a world where we tend to “hard focus” most of our waking time: concentrating, figuring things out, trying to remember a myriad of facts and details — over-using the thinking mind. Sound familiar?
Resting the eyes is one way to have a quick and relaxing “refreshment of ease.” By closing out the visual [...]
HOW DO I RELAX?
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008I recently participated in one of those giant bridal extravaganzas where dozens of vendors displayed their wares and services to several thousand assorted visitors: future brides with various support teams in tow. The fancy hotel ballrooms were bustling with brides-to-be of all shapes, sizes, and expectations (with upcoming weddings in a couple of months to [...]
Love Is Breathing Into the Heart
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008I’ve worked with thousands of brides through the years and I’m aware that planning a wedding can put brides-to-be in the middle of an emotional journey — a rite-of-passage of inner growth and discovery that can get a bit bumpy at times. But what phase of your life is not an emotional journey? More and [...]
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