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Monthly Archives: May 2017
To Begin Again – It’s Cumulative
30 May 2017 It’s been fun for me to explore this topic and to recognize how beginning again weaves through my life and nourishes strands that I value. Looking at an everyday thread of my life with shoshin, beginner’s mind, … Continue reading
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To Begin Again – With the Heart
26 May 2017 Have enough courage to trust love one more time. And always, one more time. ~ Maya Angelou To begin again is a powerful choice. It is a discipline that applies to every other discipline, intention, desire. It is … Continue reading
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To Begin Again – Barn Burnt
23 May 2017 Barn’s burnt down — … Continue reading
To Begin Again – Here Again
16 May 2017 Quiet the mind and the soul will speak. ~Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati I value contemplative practices. Yoga and mediation have a strong hold on me. l’m enchanted by the dynamic spaciousness of a quiet, calm mind. A … Continue reading
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To Begin Again – Your Alphabet of Now
12 May 2017 Presence is a state of inner spaciousness. ~Eckhart Tolle Life is dynamic. As bits of the cosmos, we are dynamic. Ever-changing like the warp and weave of spacetime. To begin again gives us a chance … Continue reading
To Begin Again – A Place of Inquiry
9 May 2017 This is why I value that little phrase “I don’t know” so highly. It’s small, but it flies on mighty wings. ~WisÅ‚awa Szymborska In any given moment, no matter how much we know, no matter how detailed … Continue reading
To Begin Again — Beginner’s Mind
5 May 2017 In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few. ~ Shunryu Suzuki In my kitchen is an orchid, a magic flower that has been blooming for the better part of … Continue reading
To Begin Again
2 May 2017 I think that I remember Spring … Continue reading