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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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I Find Strength in my Authenticity
I reside with my inner trust
always looking for inspiration like a well-worn stuffed animal

Shirley Riga
Jun 21, 20203 min read
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Connecting Through Music
Music soothes us and connects us in ways we can’t even begin to understand. My mom died at the age of 102, three months shy of her 103rd.
Thea Iberall
Jun 20, 20203 min read
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Driven to Distraction
We can choose each morning to do something different, and that can trigger the butterfly effect.

Shirley Riga
Jun 19, 20203 min read
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Memory and the Moment
As I make my way through my day, I often find that I’m thinking of people from my past. I don’t mind sharing the here and now.

David Russell
Jun 17, 20203 min read
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I want to be at peace with myself
I want, in fact - to borrow from the language of the saints - to live "in grace" as much of the time as possible.
Christine Babson
Jun 17, 20203 min read
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Finding Inner Peace
Outer peace begins with inner peace. Inner peace expands to include communities. I am a protest.
Nancy Bragg
Jun 16, 20202 min read
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Work In Progress
I am a work in progress. Partially finished and awaiting completion. Allow my life to unfold in its own time. I know how to find my way.
Nancy Bragg
Jun 15, 20203 min read
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Surrendering Locally and Globally
I’m calling all angels to support me In this present challenge of acceptance

Shirley Riga
Jun 14, 20202 min read
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I Am Silence
Silence is my friend I visit every day always there waiting to slide its arm around my shoulders to welcome and settle me in.

Shirley Riga
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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Changing Times
We are in the great dismantling and recalibrating of our planet. It’s a global change and we’re living it. It’s not fun. It’s hard work

Shirley Riga
Jun 12, 20204 min read
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Time and Eternity
The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao.
The name that can be named is not the eternal name.

David Russell
Jun 11, 20203 min read
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Practicing Mindfulness
It’s difficult to be in a heart-centered space among mind-centered activities. My key is to leave the door open between the two.

Shirley Riga
Jun 10, 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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Ode to silence
A promise to myself I make
In this pause of self-respect for a moment to breathe in silence and reflect.

Shirley Riga
Jun 7, 20202 min read
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My Internalized Shame
I’ve learned I can live in discomfort while I face my past and find forgiveness for others as well as myself.

Shirley Riga
Jun 6, 20204 min read
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