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To Begin Again
2 May 2017 I think that I remember Spring … Continue reading
Touchstone – Into the Heart of the Matter
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
Into the Heart of the Matter
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
Touchstone – Owning My Life – Attention and Intention
25 March 2016 Most people believe that their actions have consequences but don’t think through the implications of that belief. But Steve did. He believed, as I do, that it is precisely by acting on our intentions and staying true … Continue reading
Owning My Life — Attention and Intention
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
Touchstone – Romancing Life
11 March 2016 I no longer want to be someone who imagines a better future, someone yearning for things to be different, someone who hopes her way into missing what perfection is, right here, in her face. ~Sonya Lea, Wondering … Continue reading
Romancing Life
8 March 2016 One cannot help but be in awe when one contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, or of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery … Continue reading
Touchstone – Open and Receive
26 February 2016 The most exciting discoveries happen at the frontiers. When you come to know something new, you come closer to yourself and to the world. Discovery enlarges and refines your sensibility. When you discover something, you transfigure some … Continue reading
Open and Receive
24 February 2016 Stillness is not about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing. It’s opening up an emotionally clutter-free space and allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream and question. ~Brené Brown On the way back from … Continue reading
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