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Bullied by Food
I've experienced food bullying since childhood. As I hear people facing illnesses & disorders, I wonder what unresolved emotions are at play

Shirley Riga
Jul 5, 20226 min read


Doorways
Our egos are built with thick walls fortified by our childhood experiences, our need to fit in, our want for success, our inner judge

Shirley Riga
Jul 2, 20223 min read


You First
Every living being has an energy body better known as an aura. We hold traumas there. It's called psychic debris. Time to clean it out.

Shirley Riga
Jun 16, 20217 min read


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


Being in Flux
Nothing is static. We live in an illusion of stability. Everything is changing. Including us.
Thea Iberall
May 20, 20213 min read


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


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


Another Layer Another Learning
I'm comfortable living with my core beliefs and behaviors until they don’t work any longer. I bumped up against my awareness this weekend.

Shirley Riga
May 10, 20214 min read


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


Breathing in Community
Life in this Pandemic teaches me on a daily basis to practice presence. A feeling of support, togetherness, and trust goes a long way.

Shirley Riga
Apr 6, 20217 min read


Validation
Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where someone is made to question their own sanity or perception. It can explain some behaviors

Shirley Riga
Apr 5, 20218 min read


Renewal
On this marked day of renewal for life, for love, for all sentient beings on this Earth, I offer this prayer.

Shirley Riga
Apr 4, 20215 min read


What I Think of Me is My Business
Do I stay informed and take action or do I focus on my inner life? Is there a way to do both?

Shirley Riga
Apr 3, 20217 min read


Choice Point
We have within us an ancient mind and a future one. What if humanity is at a choice point where we must choose between two different paths?
Thea Iberall
Apr 2, 20218 min read


She's With Me
I don’t remember when I discovered her. She emerged one day sitting in front of me, watching me.

Shirley Riga
Apr 1, 20215 min read


Wandering
I've been on an accelerated course discovering myself. At times, I feel confused and shaken when I compare my insides to other's outsides.

Shirley Riga
Mar 31, 20217 min read


Holding the Light
It’s so easy to believe what we see, feel or were taught when there is so much more. Sometimes it takes someone else holding a light for us.

Shirley Riga
Mar 30, 20219 min read


Introspection
Using introspection, we can maintain an interior monologue of an "I" talking with "me". We can say "I drive myself crazy." But who's me & I?
Thea Iberall
Mar 29, 20216 min read


Testing my Wings
I have lost my ability to sing. I wonder if my tender emotions have been part of it. So I went on a retreat to learn to love myself.
Mary Sorrells
Mar 28, 20216 min read


I Believe You
Those three words are so helpful to hear when I’m struggling with self-acceptance. As a child I wasn’t believed.

Shirley Riga
Mar 27, 20214 min read
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