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Un-Forgiveness Can Haunt Us
I have a friend who is so nice and sweet until her ex-husband is brought up; then she is not so nice. It’s amazing how just the mention of a person from the past can change someone’s demeanor. Un-forgiveness can haunt us. So this man is living his life, maybe rarely...
how do we trust? who do we trust?
Trusting can be difficult, especially after being hurt. I have yet to meet someone who has not been hurt by the actions of another person. One of my favorite sayings is “It’s better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all”. I don’t know who wrote it...
peace
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” -Dalai Lama As young children for the most part, we are all about fun. We might notice some differences, but we don’t really consider them differences, because we are all about having...
less is more
Have you ever walked into a space that was clutter free and appreciated the space like a breath of fresh air? How about looking at a closet, house, office or landscape, and felt it was perfectly created? Our lives can get filled with clutter and "stuff", just like our...
how are we like pumpkins?
Pumpkins come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. I had no idea there were so many kinds of pumpkins. What a great sight, seeing them all lined up, snuggled against one another. Wouldn’t it be great to look upon our differences, in culture, size, shape, color, and...
holding on
Have you ever noticed how easily some trees lose their leaves and others seem to hold on for dear life? That’s how our pasts can be. Some people, once they realize they have a choice about holding on to the past or old thoughts that no longer serve them say....adios....
we are all a perfect work of art
Who decides what is art? Talk to a small child; everything they make and everything they do is a perfect work of art. There are so many talents out there in the world and they show up in so many different ways. We are all artists of some sort, whether it be painting,...
from fear to Love
Fears, we all have them. Although we may try and ignore them, justify them or hide them; they keep showing up. As we acknowledge our fears of feeling not good enough, separate and alone, we gain the awareness that these ideas come from a place of ego, not from a place...
enlightenment
While in Sedona, AZ, I visited a Stupa, a Buddhist temple of which many sacred relics had been placed within as love offerings and sealed up. As I walked around the Stupa in prayer and thanksgiving, I could feel the sweet energy of the accumulation of love for this...