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The Answer is Not in Our Mind
My illusions are transmuting into inner truths as I walk my journey and listen to my heart. Change is happening at a much faster rate.

Shirley Riga
Oct 14, 20207 min read
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Thank You For My Losses
I stand before my inner fire and bow my head in gratitude for the losses in my life.

Shirley Riga
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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Smelling Life
I escaped through my sense of smell to a place of comfort. A few seconds became an eternity of an experience.

Shirley Riga
Oct 11, 20206 min read
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Understanding vs. knowing
In the past, so much of my inside voice was negative, warning and scared. I never had anything positive to say.

Shirley Riga
Oct 10, 20206 min read
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Growth Happens
Her hair hung below her waist bumping at the back of her knees when she walked. So much of her perceived identity was in her hair.

Shirley Riga
Oct 9, 20206 min read
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Wounds into Wisdom
My tears were profound. The feelings, the depression. I slowly threw the journal pages and gifts into the fire, one piece at a time.
Thea Iberall
Oct 8, 20205 min read
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Triggers
If I were to scooch right up to the TV and smoosh my eye against the TV screen, I can’t see anything and feel lost to what’s happening.

Shirley Riga
Oct 7, 20206 min read
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Spirit House
My shadow is still standing at the door patiently waiting to be recognized no matter how long she takes.

Shirley Riga
Oct 6, 20204 min read
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Living on the Edge
I worked in a job that required me to be focused at all times. I kept order in the office while my life was spinning out of control.

Shirley Riga
Oct 5, 20207 min read
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Baggage
I’m getting tired of dragging around all this old baggage of emotional pain.

Shirley Riga
Oct 4, 20207 min read
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My Inner Sanctum
I am more than my experiences. I am the collective vessel of my soul. All of me is needed to go forth.

Shirley Riga
Oct 3, 20204 min read
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One Day at a Time
I feel so deeply it hurts to be human and at the same time the hurt is being human. Humanity is reacting. Humanity is waiting.

Shirley Riga
Oct 2, 20205 min read
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Chapters in my life are like puddles I must wade through
A puddle is one experience and a sinkhole is another. As I age, I recognize the difference. No matter whether it’s a puddle or a sinkhole...

Shirley Riga
Oct 1, 20205 min read
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If I Feel Lost I’m on the Right Path
We're learning we are all connected. What more proof do we need than to examine our heartache for what is happening around us. It all hurts.

Shirley Riga
Sep 30, 20207 min read
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She Abandoned Her Post
My inner critic left yesterday morning. I have practiced silence for many days and have become more observant of my inner life.

Shirley Riga
Sep 29, 20205 min read
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I am a Warrior of Oneness
I say to my teacher I am not ready, I say to myself there must be more, I say to my friend you must be mistaken

Shirley Riga
Sep 28, 20206 min read
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Wanting versus Being
I’ve survived another wormhole in my life. Every July I relive the downward trend of my daughter’s life culminating in her loss in September

Shirley Riga
Sep 27, 20207 min read
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Living as an Empath
I’ve leaned over the edge and fallen into my heart.
It happened without me realizing it. I feel so deeply and wonder if I fit in anymore

Shirley Riga
Sep 26, 20205 min read
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Silent Trust
In the early morning hour
when my awareness is alive I am grateful to remember my practice of silence

Shirley Riga
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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