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Every Season is a Time for Angels
I’m thinking about wise ones, my teachers, my angels, my guides and other beings that help me in my human journey learning my soul lessons.

Shirley Riga
Dec 24, 20205 min read


Life is a Process
Every process has its own journey with a beginning, a middle and a winding down. I'm in process within the system of life. Life is a process

Shirley Riga
Dec 23, 20207 min read


Resistance Leads to Persistence
As soon as I stopped fighting with her disease, as soon as I stopped resisting, something drastically changed.

Shirley Riga
Dec 22, 20206 min read


Mindfulness is My Palette
Every moment is a choice. I choose not to abandon myself. I give fear a voice. I feel it fully and then move on.

Shirley Riga
Dec 21, 20207 min read


My Crossroads
It feels burdensome to have the responsibility of making me happy. It’s a crossroads I find myself at when I forget it’s up to me.

Shirley Riga
Dec 15, 20204 min read


Love in Hidden Places
Angels come in our lives in unexpected ways. Tragedies always have silver linings.

Shirley Riga
Dec 10, 20207 min read


I Can Control My Attitude
Without awareness, I have lived my life believing I’ve done something wrong. I am changing that. With awareness, I help those I love.

Shirley Riga
Dec 9, 20207 min read


I See You
Your name holds energy. Your name transcends all other words. Our names hold power. Honoring others begins by honoring myself.

Shirley Riga
Dec 8, 20206 min read


You Matter
I was more of a black and white thinker years ago maneuvering through the world judging good/bad, safe/unsafe, fun/not fun. I see hues now.

Shirley Riga
Dec 5, 20206 min read


Slow and steady
I learned as a child if my clothes catch on fire to stop, drop and roll. Metaphorically, stop, drop and roll is not far off from Covid news.

Shirley Riga
Dec 4, 20208 min read


The Power of Silence
Pain is a teacher that nags at me when I don’t pay attention. I never experienced unrelenting pain until I was brought to my knees by fibro

Shirley Riga
Dec 3, 20206 min read


I Am Grateful
Gratitude is grounding and focusing. It is another anchor in my life. I am learning to set aside the old and welcome in the new normal.

Shirley Riga
Dec 2, 20206 min read


Now is the Time to Open the Door
We can choose to focus on fear and predict dire outcomes. Or we can focus on our breath and listen. Healing happens when you do the work.

Shirley Riga
Nov 29, 20208 min read


My Demanding Knot
Maybe it’s a habit of worry. Maybe it’s my way of reminding myself I’m not in control. Daily I let go and bring in gentleness.

Shirley Riga
Nov 27, 20207 min read


Thanksgiving Day
We can grumble for those not heeding the warnings about getting together. The bottom-line truth today is gratitude, an emotion of the heart

Shirley Riga
Nov 26, 20207 min read


Comfort in My Process
I am a work in progress. I realize it is all about safety – feeling safe in an unsafe world. But I get to choose my reaction now.

Shirley Riga
Nov 25, 20208 min read


Life Breathes In and Out
Dear friends are departing
New ones are arriving not yet known, Brand new in their bright packages
Life breathes in and out

Shirley Riga
Nov 24, 20205 min read


So Much is Still a Mystery
I’ve worked with healers who can see energy. I know for a fact there is more present than I can perceive.

Shirley Riga
Nov 23, 20207 min read


Changing a Painful Memory
When I have an annoying memory that keeps replaying in my mind, I'm stuck in the memory and stuck being a victim. This exercise relieved me.

Shirley Riga
Nov 22, 20205 min read


Rolling Rocks
I used to be a grudge holder. If someone hurt me, I would forever remember who they were and what they did. Then I learned something.

Shirley Riga
Nov 21, 20207 min read
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