Tag: letting go
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Fountain of Youth
“Travel can slow the aging process, new study says” states The Washington Post. “The positive experiences associated with trips – the social interactions, mental stimulation, physical activity, and healthy cuisines – can delay the aging process, the scientists say.” When I traveled to India earlier this year, after several years of not traveling internationally post…
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Something Beautiful
“Miscarriage“, clay, Lynne Atherton (my mother) after miscarriage in the 1970’s, posted with permission October is Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness month and because of that, I was approached by some women to facilitate a mother’s group in honor of “Rainbow Babies”; babies who die either through miscarriage or in infancy. The group was looking…
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Ode to a Dog
Ohhh this one hurts. Meditation dog. Never sat down to meditate without my sidekick showing up. Had her own sheepskin but she would usually crawl in to my lap midway through the set. A little too full-figured for a lap dog. She didn’t care. Silly dog – people would smile at the sight of her. …
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Go With The Flow…
Udaipur, November 2015. Traveling in Udaipur. Early morning breakfast. Nice looking man nods good morning and asks waiter for coffee “now”. Soon he is talking to the two men eating breakfast with their baby. A conversation starts up and the coffee drinking man says he lives in Santa Cruz. The couple say they are from…
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Into the Mystic
My husband shared an article with me about a whale “Varvara” who journeyed from Russia to Mexico and back again on a completely new migratory path – solo – setting a record for the longest migration ever for a mammal. What made this she-whale venture into the watery deep, without familiar landmarks or celestial navigation, creating a…
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Lonely Hearts Club Band
Last year I wrote a post about how I always go within at this time of year – actually I wrote that 2 weeks ago too – hah. Well, I guess it’s a theme for me. But something is starting to shift and lest you think that I only write about tough things, I wanted…
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Chakra Series – 1st Chakra
This is my first post since May – I don’t even know how that could have happened, but in part, it’s due to writer’s block, which happened the day I signed up for a writer’s workshop in Esalen next July. Another reason I haven’t written is that I have been on a summer vacation at…
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Love Prayer
To my daughter. Up into the universe, I cast a net of stars to light your way in the wilderness. Look up at the night sky, my love, and follow the ancient map, your internal compass, your heart. Each step a drum beat, walking you home. Download QR