Keeping this value at the back of my mind simplifies things, for the most part, I found. How I should act in a particular scenario becomes clear because I don’t … Read more
Category: Spiritual Growth
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Week #34 – Closure
What a week. It was successful beyond my imagination or definition. I got closure on the subject that’d been bothering me for weeks as well as closure on a couple … Read more
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Week #33 – Resolve
It’s interesting how these weeks sometimes pan out. I’ve done this weekly value exploration long enough now to really allow myself to sink into a value from day #1. Of … Read more
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Week #15 and #16 – Openheartedness and Ease
I’m combining the updates for weeks #15 and #16.
Week #15 was about openheartedness. It was a really heart-centered week given the value in focus. What I particularly liked about … Read more
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Week #8: Compassion
This particular value truly changed the way I related to myself and others. Every morning, I would journal for a bit and clarify how I could show compassion to myself … Read more
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Week #7: Engagement
The power of engagement is that it gives us a deeper, richer experience of life. With recent events highlighting the importance of this value in my life, I’m glad that … Read more
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Week #6: Equanimity
It was a beautiful week. There are no words to describe how beautiful. What’s more, I felt like I truly understood what it feels like to be equanimous. To be … Read more
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Week #5: Authenticity
Week 5 went better than expected. I’ve been feeling calmer and more optimistic, especially since Monday. That’s not to say that I didn’t have any emotional roller coasters; in fact, … Read more
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Love for love’s own sake
I’ve been thinking about love a lot lately. I recently finished listening to Susan Piver’s The Wisdom of the Broken Heart and am currently listening to Sharon Salzberg’s Real Love… Read more
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Week #4: Grace
It’s been a week of highs and lows. Periods of calm interspersed between periods of emotional chaos. I felt the calmest when I was out on long walks. The weather … Read more
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Week #3: Vulnerability
It was a rough week and a lot happened. One thing I can say with certainty is that I practiced vulnerability like I never have before. I have a lot … Read more
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Being more ‘you’
It’s my quest this year and decade to start being more ‘me’. To understand what it means to be me, I’ve been taking a raw look at my thoughts, beliefs, … Read more
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Return to your core
I’ve shared this before – I’m one of those people who gets quite anxious about seemingly everything. I’m also quite emotional by nature and I get wound up pretty readily. … Read more
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Self-forgiveness
… Read more“If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.”
– Charlotte Brontë
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Why I meditate and you should too
“Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equanimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.” – S.N. … Read more
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Let your sorrow be your guide
I was doing some journaling this afternoon. Writing helps me think more clearly so I like giving voice to the thoughts in my head on paper. It was an interesting … Read more
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Welcome to the woo-woo side of me:)
I don’t know about you, but I’m really into woo-woo stuff. I’m not talking about voodoo and the dark stuff – they give me chills of terror. I can’t even … Read more