Posted in Spirituality, tagged belleruth napersteck, restorative, snow on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up this morning to snow! We don’t get alot of it here and I just love it – it makes everything so soft and quiet and it turns even the ugliest winter-gray day into something magical.
I feel like my mind sort of took a snow day today – I was busy all day, [...]
Posted in Inspiration, tagged Brand New Key, roller rink, skate on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Please play this before you read on – it’s a necessary component of this post ;D…
Every Saturday of my childhood was reserved for the roller rink – I’d walk through the door and my heartbeat would instantly tune to the sound of whatever skate song was playing. I’d race to the [...]
Posted in Inner Landscapes, Spirituality, tagged shifting focus on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a particularly yucky week so far. Sometimes, I let my head fall into these funky, nasty places that no self-respecting person would want to be. I know better – I know when I’m falling down there and I know it’s my own attitude that opens that door.
Last night was the first rehearsal [...]
Posted in Inner Landscapes, Poetry on January 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Seems like I’m always searching…
for peace,
for joy,
for divinity,
for beauty,
for creativity,
for strength,
for courage.
They say these things already live within me
I’m not sure where to look
or how to let them shine when I find them.
Posted in Inner Landscapes, tagged being normal, being present, Sacred Sunday on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NORMAL DAY, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall [...]
Posted in Inspiration, tagged consciousness, Creativity, global community, health, hilary clinton, music, Reinventing, snow, spring, wrinkles on January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of its 10th Anniversary this month, More magazine asked five influential, 40+ women to share the top 10 things on their minds. Jamie Lee Curtis (49) talked about getting rid of things she no longer needs and finding the new Jamie underneath; Paula Abdul (45) talked about a meditation CD that she says [...]
Posted in Family, Inner Landscapes, tagged Family, lullaby on January 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading mama sites today – I guess I’m missing my girl. I know she’s busy – spring semester just started and she has a new job, but I miss her.
When she was a little girl, she would always ask me to sing her to sleep (though she never went to sleep while I was [...]
Posted in Inner Landscapes, Poetry, tagged Mandala of Being, self inquiry on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
4:30pm – feeling…
irritation
annoyance
stress
warmth (too much)
tension
furrowed eyebrows
tight shoulders
dry lips
sweaty palms
tired
worried (always)
5:00pm – pausing…
slow deep breath
…
slow deep breath
…
slow deep breath
5:15pm – experiencing…
pillow under feet
ankles crossed
fingers on keyboard
eyes on monitor
sound of tv in another room (Mad Money)
fading light
dinner simmering on the stove
trix lounging nearby
tea cup close at hand
yoga practice soon
5:30pm – Who I’m Not Really…
irritated
annoyed
stressed
tense
tight
tired
worried
introverted
scared
Anything about myself that [...]
Posted in Inner Landscapes, Spirituality, tagged affirmation, Candle Moon, living in the present, Mandala of Being, Richard Moss on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Don’t ask what the world needs.
Ask what makes you come alive and go do it.
Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
~Howard Thurman
As I was driving into the parking lot for yoga last night, I couldn’t help but notice the full moon. It was still early evening and it seemed to be [...]
Posted in Inspiration, tagged affirmation, Louise Haye, Richard Moss, You Can Heal Your Life on January 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Do you ever wake up and just feel great – like you could conquer the world? Do you find on those days that everything seems to fall into place – lights turn green just as you approach, parking spaces open up right by the door, and all the right answers are just on the tip [...]
