Category Archives: Connection

To Begin Again – Here Again

Posted on Tue 05 17 by Lisa Sorensen

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 →

Posted in Connection, To Begin Again | 1 Comment

To Begin Again – A Place of Inquiry

Posted on Wed 05 17 by Lisa Sorensen

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 →

Posted in Connection, Curiosity, To Begin Again, Uncategorized | Tagged | 1 Comment

Quenched

Posted on Wed 04 16 by Lisa Sorensen

19 April 2016 It seems that, in transforming our responsiveness, this is not only what allows us to be surprised by the world but to also be that surprise to the world. ~Colten Steele You’ve probably realized that I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Connection, Finding Enough, Giving up on perfectionism | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Touchstone – Sculpting Good Questions

Posted on Sat 04 16 by Lisa Sorensen

15 April 2016 Instead of being in the world, let the world dwell in you.  Open yourself up to it all.  You won’t loose yourself.  You will find you are big enough, bigger than you ever imagined.  ~yoga nidra My … Continue reading →

Posted in Connection, Finding Enough, Touchstones, Vulnerability | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Sculpting Good Questions

Posted on Wed 04 16 by Lisa Sorensen

12 April 2016 And so the ability to ask beautiful questions, often in very unbeautiful moments, is one of the great disciplines of a human life. And a beautiful question starts to shape your identity as much by asking it … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Authentic, Connection, Curiosity, Giving up on perfectionism, Values | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Touchstone – Into the Heart of the Matter

Posted on Sat 04 16 by Lisa Sorensen

8 April 2016 I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. ~Albert Einstein I like it when, later in the day, I remember my morning horizontal and vertical stretch.  Just the thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Connection, Mindfulness, Touchstones | Tagged | Leave a comment

Into the Heart of the Matter

Posted on Thu 04 16 by Lisa Sorensen

6 April 2016 Beauty is not in the face;  beauty is a light in the heart.  ~Kahlil Gibran One of the first stretches in my morning yoga is not really a yoga pose.  It is a simple extension into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Connection, Mindfulness, Wisdom | Tagged | Leave a comment

Touchstone – Spring Fling

Posted on Sat 04 16 by Lisa Sorensen

1 April 2016 Laughter, song and dance create emotional and spiritual connection;  they remind us of the one thing that truly matters when we are searching for comfort, celebration, inspiration or healing:  We are not alone.  ~Brené Brown   I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Authentic, Connection, Friendship, Touchstones | Tagged | Leave a comment

Spring Fling

Posted on Wed 03 16 by Lisa Sorensen

29 March 2016 Dance like no one is watching.  Sing like no one is listening.  Love like you’ve never been hurt, and live like it’s heaven on earth. Spring is busting out in every possible way here in Northern California’s central valley.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Connection, Curiosity, Joy | Tagged | 4 Comments

Owning My Life — Attention and Intention

Posted on Thu 03 16 by Lisa Sorensen

23 March 2016 Accept — then act.  Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it… This will miraculously transform your whole life.  ~Eckhart Tolle Amazed that only six weeks remain of this year-long blog, I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Connection, Facing fear, Mindfulness | Tagged , | 5 Comments