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Life Spiral
Growing older indeed involves growing wiser. I learn from each challenge instead of resisting. It’s the flow in and out that’s important.

Shirley Riga
Jun 9, 20214 min read
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Synchronicity
A book caught my eye yesterday as I gazed in that in-between space in early dawn. It was a subtle nudge I’ve learned to pay attention to.

Shirley Riga
Jun 8, 20216 min read
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The Journey of Gentling
Last night in an energy practice circle I shared my vulnerability and revealed my doubts about my inner wisdom. Will my thoughts ever quiet?

Shirley Riga
Jun 4, 20214 min read
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Living Without a Net
Yesterday was a day in my history. I lived without a net. I stayed in the present. I didn’t look forward or back.
It was a free day.

Shirley Riga
Jun 3, 20215 min read
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Practicing Boldness
Thank you to a friend for submitting the poem below. At first read, it felt angry. Second read a little less. Third read I agree. Enough...

Shirley Riga
Jun 2, 20216 min read
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Welcoming
I am grateful for the sunshine today. Sunshine has broken free from the darkness. June has broken free from May. And it’s a new day!

Shirley Riga
Jun 1, 20213 min read
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Wisdom Whispers
From an eagle’s view, we humans weathered a tsunami breaking us open. Some of us picked up the pieces, others blamed. It's a choice.

Shirley Riga
May 31, 20217 min read
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Blood Moon
It’s my job to stay open minded, and believe in the process of releasing. As soon as I start blaming or denying, the process stalls.

Shirley Riga
May 26, 20215 min read
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Coming Home to Self-Love
My grounding for self-love is being in my heart, knowing that the Divine exists within me, and understanding that I don’t have to be perfect
Nancy Bragg
May 22, 20215 min read
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Awareness Helps Educate
As a member of Spiritual Directors’ International, I participated in a Native American Spirituality workshop. The messages were profound.

Shirley Riga
May 18, 20215 min read
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Courage to be Accountable
I’ve decided to put a wall mirror in my meditation room. Nothing fancy. Just something I can gaze at to reinforce my accountability.

Shirley Riga
May 17, 20218 min read
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Practicing
Last week was full of doctors’ appointments. I don’t like focusing on my body. I’d rather feel and sense life through my heart’s eyes.

Shirley Riga
May 16, 20215 min read
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Digging a Hole
I once dug myself into a hole so deep that I had no idea how I would get out. It became my secret. And my burden.
Thea Iberall
May 15, 20217 min read
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Space to Unfold
In my awake times when I am surrounded by responsibilities and timelines day after day, I often feel the weight of life’s challenges.

Shirley Riga
May 11, 20216 min read
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Friend or Companion
The friendships never went anywhere and I couldn't understand why. What was it about me? Was something wrong with my personality?
Thea Iberall
May 5, 20218 min read
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The Process of Letting Go
Some pain is so great that it's necessary to hold onto it to give it the significance it deserves. Anything short of that trivializes it.
Thea Iberall
May 3, 20215 min read
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To Let Go is Not to Deny, but to Accept
Yesterday, I surrendered. I cried. It was a windy day. I sat outside in the sunshine, I closed my eyes and saw sands blowing in the wind.

Shirley Riga
May 2, 20219 min read
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Hello Core Belief!
A concept is an idea or notion conceived in the mind. I developed a belief I was unsafe if I was misunderstood. How to release it?

Shirley Riga
Apr 30, 20218 min read
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Death is Humanity’s Word for Transition
I believe in the dimension of our true reality, a reality that is beyond the physical world on this earth. The veil is thinning.

Shirley Riga
Apr 29, 20219 min read
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The Observer Within
I have built defensive walls around the innocence of my inner child because of my early experiences. Can a bird's-eye view help?

Shirley Riga
Apr 27, 20215 min read
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