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Reflections
I release what doesn’t serve me, hold on to what does, and relax in the knowing I’ll recognize the difference.

Shirley Riga
Aug 17, 20204 min read
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Abundant Silence
I always find myself in dreams like this when I’m on the cusp of change, feeling bigness before me
in an emptiness of waiting

Shirley Riga
Aug 16, 20204 min read
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Old Habits Are Hard To Break
And my mind is on guard watching for the enemy of hurt, a hardened habit guarding me as a sentinel standing at attention

Shirley Riga
Aug 8, 20203 min read
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Classroom of Life
I never knew how capable I was of dealing with problems. I never knew how deeply I could feel until life carved out the edges of my heart.

Shirley Riga
Jul 25, 20204 min read
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Plot Twist
Unexpected turns of events challenge us,
Uncertainty brings us discomfort, we dislike not knowing.
Nancy Bragg
Jul 23, 20203 min read
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The Great Motivator
Life is like an onion. Layer upon layer becomes more exposed as I discover, understand and let go memories, core beliefs and old habits.

Shirley Riga
Jul 22, 20203 min read
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Letting Go Again
I don’t want to sit with my head in my hands at the corner of what was and what is any more.

Shirley Riga
Jul 19, 20203 min read
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Perspective
There is truth in crossroads. One's life expands if one is willing to see what can be.

Shirley Riga
Jul 17, 20203 min read
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Grace
I read about quarantine fatigue, a term used
to describe the exhaustion and low energy
associated with the COVID constraints.

Shirley Riga
Jul 12, 20203 min read
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Life Interrupted
We have held on tight Eyes alert Watching and listening Since the beginning of the pandemic Everyone is tired of the same ole...

Shirley Riga
Jul 7, 20203 min read
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The Wisdom of Trees
You take one step towards the light and the universe will help with the other step. Learn to trust yourself and work for the good.

Shirley Riga
Jul 6, 20204 min read
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Living While Dying
Knowing I am dying,
enables me “more time”
to live while dying.
Nancy Bragg
Jun 29, 20204 min read
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Waiting with Gentleness
This waiting is uncomfortable
This waiting takes forever

Shirley Riga
Jun 25, 20204 min read
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I made a commitment
I made a commitment
I believed anything is possible

Shirley Riga
Jun 24, 20205 min read
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Letting Go to the Flow
Step by step aging is like mirror work
With less resistance to acceptance

Shirley Riga
Jun 23, 20203 min read
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Friendship
The practice of friendship
Starts at any age
And affords us an opportunity
To feel love in our heart
As we extend it to another

Shirley Riga
Jun 22, 20203 min read
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200 jewels
Our minds are powerful entities. Our intentions can create our physical reality. How do I respond to a medical emergency?
Thea Iberall
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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Uncertainty and Surrender
Yesterday I knelt on the ground. I held prayer and peace as the seconds wore on feeling the infinity of struggle surrendering every moment

Shirley Riga
Jun 8, 20203 min read
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Duality
I find myself sitting in discomfort, fidgeting, unable to make a decision. I don’t think I’m alone.

Shirley Riga
Jun 5, 20203 min read
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Doing Service
Helping others is a way of doing service in a community. Boundaries are also important: to know when to step forward and when to replenish.

Shirley Riga
Jun 1, 20204 min read
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