Sacred “Not So Blazing Hot” Front

The weather man called it a “cold front” – I’m calling it a “not so blazing hot” front because it still hit 92, which is technically pretty hot – though not “blazing” (like the pushing 110 temps we had LAST week).
I got up early Sunday morning for a two-hour yoga stretch, followed by studying on [...]

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Inspired

After week one, school is already kicking my proverbial rear – I spent hours and hours and hours on my homework, then in class last night, I couldn’t seem to remember ANYTHING I’d read; I realized my eyes aren’t what they used to be (I needed my night-driving glasses to read the blackboard, but couldn’t [...]

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Dream Big Dreams

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From The Official White House Photostream
The President’s signature on the wall of a Wisconsin High School where he recently visited for a town hall meeting.
Also kind of cool that the White House has its own photostream on Flickr!

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Sacred Studiousity

This is what I did this weekend…

At the coffee shop
In the art room
At the book store
On the patio

I’ve had moments that ranged from “hey, this isn’t so bad” to “oh my god, I’m never gonna be able to do this!” – but overall, I’m feeling pretty good.  It’s going to be a LOT of work, [...]

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Letting Go

I think one of the things I’m loving the most about the Wreck this Journal project is the pure letting go it allows.
I was brought up to honor books.  I wouldn’t have dreamed of writing in a book, much less wreaking havoc to a book.  I’ve gentled some over the years, but am still basically [...]

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What Matters in the End

In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?”
~ Siddhārtha Gautama

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School Daze

Tonight is the big night!  After 9 years, I’m returning to college to work on my Bachelor’s degree.
I’ll be working on a Bachelor of Science in Family Studies and Gerontology at Southern Nazarene University.  I have to say I don’t really know where I’m headed with this degree, but my intuition tells me it’s the [...]

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Spiritual Spring Cleaning

I can light a candle because I need the light or because the candle represents the light I need.”  ~Christina Baldwin
In his book, “Callings – Finding and Following an Authentic Life,” Gregg Levoy suggests our dreams carry messages about what we’re meant to do in our lives.  We have only to ask for the messages [...]

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Wrecking Assistant

I took WTJ to bed with me last night.  I’d slept with it a couple of nights already, but had tucked it inside a pillow case.  I’m going all out now and decided to just throw it in the middle and see what happened!
I know I rolled around on it some and I woke up [...]

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Listening for Whispers

“I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.”  ~Herman Hesse

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