Training for Life Be patient with yourself In your complexity Your mind is figuring everything out And your heart is listening   And the war starts - which one is right But there is no right or wrong There is no good and bad There is only tender love   The mind believes what it sees Using the filter of its upbringing. Fear plays a part to keep you small Harnessed in its walls of safety.   Notice when things go well, it is like a rubber band As the mind is standing at the edge

Silence & Prayer Silence has allowed me to know what I want because I’m finally listening.  Silence exposes my bully within so we can sit down and have a heart to heart. ·      Silence is a gift that keeps on giving. ·      Silence helps me make heart-centered choices. ·      Silence becomes fuller with practice. ·      Silence is the key to filling my inner void. In gratitude for silence, I offer up this prayer by Reverend Thandeka , who was given the Xhosa ( Kow-sa)  name T

The Journey About a month ago I was asked to perform a task I thought was beyond my abilities.   It’s not important the task or the people What is important is the door that opened.   My calendar was noted for four weeks ahead   I wasn’t ready was my inside voice Yes, I am was my quiet voice   I’m not good enough is my inside voice. You are everything you need said my quiet voice   I imagined myself into panic My quiet voice sat by me in silence   I imagined my failure My qui

Murmuration of Spirit Draft by Chat GBT heavily edited by Guest Host Nancy Bragg   I’ve been concerned about the current darkness in our society where individualism prevails; with emphasis on independence, self-reliance, and choices based on “what’s best for me.” Whereas, in nature, collectivism prevails: with emphasis on interdependence, relying on social groups, and choices based on community welfare and impact on the group.   When I observe a group of starlings at twilight

Befriending Uncertainty Over time I have learned about five or six am is my time when my mind is quiet and my heart is resting. I am not...

Our Universe The world is full of chaos. Everyone feels it. I oversee my little universe. You can too. Practice self-care. Practice...

We are Extraordinary Ernest Hemingway once said, “The most beautiful people we encounter in life are often those who have walked through...

Shimmering Joy  by guest host, Nancy Bragg I was recently introduced to shimmering, as a spiritual discernment and self-exploration...

Circular Patterns Today we begin Week 53. We have been Sitting in our Power together, once a week for a year. Congratulations! This...

Our Breath is Our Bridge – A Meditation on Breath by Shirley Riga With awareness, breathe in and slowly breathe out Relax into comforting...

You Matter I matter. My first breath happened because I matter. My parents created me because I mattered. I grew as a new being in a...

With my head bent, my eyes low, I bow before you. I honor the light within you. I honor the path you walk. I honor your life choices.  ...

Inside Out vs Outside In I remember buying frozen concentrated orange juice at the store. A cylinder of iced orange juice, all to be...

by Nancy Bragg, Guest host Dear Love, What would you have me know today?   Dear Sweetheart, My precious one, you know I love you...

Serenity by Nancy Bragg, guest host I am the one who is calm, peaceful, and serene. I witness "what is," and am curious. I am able to...

Emotional Fitness Over the past ten years, since my daughter made her transition, every July through September I experience an...

Rules for Being Human “Each of us brings a separate truth here. We bring the truth of our own life, our story. We do not come as empty...

Today I chose the below poem, I Am There , because it helps identify and define the mystery of my Soul, your Soul, all Souls. I Am There...

At some point along the way, beyond the loss of my spouse, beyond the loss of my daughter, beyond chronic illness and unrelenting pain,...

Abundant Silence by Shirley Riga I find trust in my silence I’m as surprised as anyone I found it there Long before this practice I...