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"The moon doesn't consider one phase better than another; she just glows, equally stunning at each turn. Why should we be any different?" - Cristen Rodgers This past weekend I turned 45. Aging really doesn't bother me. I really do embrace aging and getting to know myself better each and every year. There seems to be …
"Sometimes you feel things so much, so intensely, it becomes a new type of numbness, the oblivion of overstimulation." - Leah Raeder As someone who is trained in Reiki, I am very well aware of the theory of energy and how our bodies can absorb the energy around us. We also give off energy to other …
"Down time is where we become ourselves...a hiatus that passes for boredom but is really the quiet moving of the wheels inside that fuel creativity." - Anna Quindlen Today is the first day in my little neck of the woods that is going to rise out of the -30 to -50 windchill weather I have been …
“To return to the root is to find peace. To find peace is to fulfill one’s destiny.” — Tao Te Ching Choosing ease and actually finding it are two entirely different things. In my last post, I wrote about a practice that I do every new year of choosing a word to focus on for …
"My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that which misses me was never meant for me." - Iman Al-Shafi'i Every year, I start out with a word that I choose to guide my life for that year. I think of things that I wish for that …
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man had plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." - Charles Dickens As the year comes to a close, I have a tradition of spending some time acknowledging all of the things I am grateful for. Some years are harder than others. …
"Sleep is the best meditation." - Dalai Lama At this time if year, I always end up in survival mode. My last entry was about ways to deal with overwhelm. I implemented a bunch of strategies to try to stave off the feelings of anxiety. I started taking a day of the week to unplug from …
"And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul." - John Muir It has been a bit of a crazy week so this is more of a rambling about my time indoors due to not so nice weather here in Alberta Canada. I am someone who needs time outside to feel …
The snow has arrived and with it, the stress of the holiday season. Winter in general is a tough time for me as I deal with less light and colder temperatures. Add on to that, fighting through crowds and the added responsibilities of this time of year, and I started looking outside for help. It …
Continue reading "An Experiment to Get Through the Holidays"
"Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens, and response is something we can choose." - Maureen Killoran The holiday season is upon us. Although I always love the winter holiday season, it comes with a double-edged sword for most. It is such a beautiful time. Lights, decorations, delicious food, and …
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