Category Archives for On Being Human
Open Heartedness
“To know that your deepest well-being rests in your own open-heart.” Belleruth Naparstek This is a powerful statement. I don’t think there is anyone who does not want to experience the sense of “deepest well-being”. Just saying the phrase evokes calm and contentment and affirmations of peace. Some of the beauty of this phrase, comes […]
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Quiet Mornings
For the last several weeks, I have been waking early, getting up before my husband and sitting quietly as the morning begins. I am blessed to live in a cozy house that feels to me more like a retreat in the woods than anything else. There is a long, gravelly path from the main road […]
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Change
“Change is not only inevitable, but always happening. When you truly embrace this concept of change being constant, the only thing left to do is grow, detach, venture inwards, touch the spirit and find your source- the one responsible for keeping you grounded through the ever-changing seasons of life.” Julie Weiland My husband I have […]
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Showing Up
Thomas Merton said, ” You gradually struggle less and less for an idea and more and more for specific people. In the end, it is the reality of personal relationships that saves everything.” On June 19th I was diagnosed with breast cancer and since then have been consumed with making huge decisions about my health […]
Read More »Perfect Ice Cubes…Again!
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive…so that we actually feel the rapture of being alive.” Joseph Campbell. When was the last time you felt the “rapture of being alive”? […]
Read More »Transformation
Most recently I have been thinking a lot about taking times of struggle, suffering and uncertainty and using those experiences to become stronger. Easier said than done. For most of us, when things go awry, we tend to move to avoidance, distraction, numbing or minimizing. We are a culture that focuses on feeling good, avoiding […]
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Well-Being
What is the essence of well-being? How can we cultivate it within our lives, our relationships, and ourselves? Well-being is not feeling “happy” nor is it feeling as if everything in our lives is just the way we want it to be. I have been reflecting a lot on this concept lately, trying to understand […]
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Peace of Mind
“Peace of mind is not something we can bargain for. It has to be worked for. Disciplining the mind takes practice and conscious effort on a daily basis.” Sarah Kline, yoga instructor and therapist. I recently had a very humbling experience. The kind of humbling experience that really brings one to their knees. I was […]
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Surrender
Letting go, giving in, surrendering ourselves is often associated with being out of control. Many of us have created sophisticated strategies to avoid being out of control since it is feels so… well, out of control. We fool ourselves into thinking if we stick to our routines, our learned responses, and our tried and true […]
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Asking for Help
Recently, my husband and I embarked on a bathroom remodel. Our excitement about new fixtures, new tiles and updated aesthetics, quickly gave way to frustration and stress resulting from construction upheaval, unforeseen structural issues, and scheduling mishaps. Initially, we were able to manage the stress by continuing to keep as much to our schedule and […]
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