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"Sometimes you have to disconnect to stay connected. Remember the old days when you had eye contact during a conversation? When everyone wasn't looking down at a device in their hands? We've become so focused on that tiny screen that we forget the big picture, the people right in front of us." - Regina Brett There are …
"Autumn is the season to find contentment at home by paying attention to what we already have." - unknown Even though here in western Canada, we are having some nice weather for one last weekend, there is no denying that fall is on its way. I used to have a rocky relationship with autumn. The days …
"When you release expectations, you are free to enjoy things for what they are, instead of what you think they should be." - Mandy Hale It has been a couple of weeks since I put out a full blog entry. For those of you who know my personality, you will know how out of character that …
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"I am a traveller through this life. I will walk and not run. I will be a collector of all of the experiences that my life offers me. The beautiful and the ominous. They all work together to create an expansive tapestry. Without the hard and complex, I could not appreciate the soft and simplistic." - …
"We don't realize that somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace." - Elizabeth Gilbert A big part of my morning routine, is sitting in stillness and writing in my journal. My journaling has evolved over the years into a fairly elaborate process. I begin the day by responding …
"Life is a road that must be traveled, no matter how bad the roads and accomodations." - Oliver Goldsmith Next week starts a trying time in my life. My journey through living with MS has led me through many such times so this is nothing new, but another one all the same. Next week I will …
"It's very hard to explain to people who have never known serious depression or anxiety the sheer continuous intensity of it. There is no off switch." - Matt Haig Anxiety. I hate it and I love the lessons it teaches me. Anxiety feels like a physical entity in my body. It can change my voice, it …
To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment. - Eckhart Tolle Life can be so busy and noisy at times. Sometimes there are sounds and feelings of happiness, joy, excitement and love. Sometimes, life is full of fear, …
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"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature." -Paulo Coelho I could not have …
"If we practice yoga long enough, the practice changes to suit our needs. It's important to acknowledge that the practice isn't meant to be one practice for everybody. The beautiful thing about yoga is that there are so many different approaches. As we go through our life cycles, hopefully we are able to find a practice that …
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