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Spiritual Cleansing
The modern-day practice of burning sage (or sage combined with other dried herbs) in personal smudging rituals and ceremonies is based on a combination of the spiritual, medicinal, herbal and cultural...
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The Importance of Vision
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare- Japanese Proverb It’s amazing how much can happen in a week. Last weekend I blogged about the need for rest, research and...
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Random Happenings, Thoughts and Occurrences In The Life
My company, the one I’m not very happy with, hired massage therapists to come into our office to provide 10-minute chair massages. The first round was last week and I refused to sign up. I had good...
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Ghosts of Grief and Echoes of Old Patterns
I’m finding that grief is a funny thing. Funny “queer’, not funny “ha-ha” to quote one of my favorite movies, Sling Blade. I’ve spent more time crying, even sobbing on a couple of occasions this past...
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Not Always Rainbows And Butterflies
When my alarm clock went off this morning (Monday) I actually whimpered when I realized I had to go to work. I’ve never done that before unless I was physically sick and it took most of the day to wrap...
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Permission To Be Imperfect
This blog will be short and sweet. Mainly because I’m feeling extra achiness that has nothing to do with my usual soreness after my Tuesday Moon-Yin yoga class and something to do with what I suspect...
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Caution: Emotional Minefields Ahead
I had a difficult conversation with my adult, but not grown daughter last night. Mainly because we can’t continue not speaking to each other indefinitely and I’m the actual adult in this relationship....
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Honoring Body And Spirit
I thought I was getting better from the cold I came down with last week. But it came roaring back Friday and Saturday, seriously wiping me out. As a consequence, when I woke up feeling better Sunday...
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Getting To Know Your Worth
This topic jumped out at me because of what two different friends posted, then deleted on Facebook. The first post was a personal note written about a situation that had clearly gone south with someone...
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On Balance I’m Actually Good
I’m sitting here in my writing space feeling physically tired and achy, while spiritually, emotionally and mentally I’m pretty good. But six hours ago when I had just gotten off work, I was mentally,...
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Letting Go Of Old Ideas
Some time ago my spiritual advisor asked me to do something, or rather gave me a mission “if I chose to accept it”, a la Mission Impossible. It was about being open to possibilities and opportunities,...
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What Are We Attracting Or Drawn To?
This week I started back to walking outside on my afternoon breaks since the weather has finally cooled here in Southern California (HALLELUJAH)! I love those walks and talks with my co-workers and...
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Everybody Needs A Little Time Away
I’m taking my blog on a road trip to VEGAS BABY with my girl Dawny! She’d asked me some time ago if I wanted to come to Vegas with her on the weekend after her birthday. She has a friend who offered...
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Three Trips To Vegas
As I wrapped up my weekend before heading back, I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed my time away with my friend. I’m coming home with almost half the money I brought with me which is a definite plus...
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Serendipity And Synchronicity
This particular stretch of my life has been amazing so far. Little acts of bravery seem to lead to other slightly bigger acts that connect me to incredible people and opportunities. I started following...
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That Which Unites Us
That which unites us is far greater than what divides us. Our common humanity is more powerful than any inhuman acts. Yet there is that small, fanatical fraction of us that is convicted in their cause...
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The Other 20%
There’s something going on with me that I can’t quite put my finger on. I have a lot of things I’ve committed to moving forward. Some are events already paid for, others are goals and plans for my...
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What A Difference
What a difference a day and a yin yoga class can make! It also helped that I was able to write about and hone in on what was happening with me. The truth is that I don’t really keep that stuff inside...
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Building My Brave, Discovering My Light
I lived a life based on fear for so long that this emergent life of building my brave continues to catch me off guard. It’s usually after I’ve done something that I know would be totally out of...
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There’s Always That One Thing
Why do we let the one disappointing thing spoil how we feel about ourselves? Despite going into a ridiculously full weekend with major sleep deprivation, I managed to accomplish and get through nearly...
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