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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Everyday Magic~One
Like so many things, believing in magic, opening up to it, is a choice, right? “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged baby corn, believe, believe in magic, corn, everyday magic, glittering, hidden magic, Inspiration, magic, nature, opening up, quotes, secrets, Sparkle
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The Power of Perspective
Ka-SPLASH! I fell into the ocean for the umpteenth time the other day, attempting some basic yoga poses on the rented Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP), and was struck once more by the profundity of perspective. Simply being raised several feet … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged a good day, attitude, balance, breathing, centered, grounded, Inspiration, Ocean, perspective, positivity, quotes, sea, sensation, sensing, Stand Up Paddleboard, SUP, SUP yoga, swimming, water, waves, yoga
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a man and his sea
what he knows is if he can just get to the water he will be alright holding on to the sheet for all he’s worth tiny, like the sailboat facing an insuperable sea: it may not be a fair fight, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry, Soulful
Tagged demons, father, free, healing, man versus nature, nature, Ocean, poetry, rage, running before the wind, sailing, sea, sense of freedom, soothing, surf, transcendence
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Creatively Persist! (or Persist Creatively!)l
How are your dreams, passions, meaningful projects going these days? I hope well. In the event that you are like me or the numerous folks who have crossed my path lately wondering whether to pack up our tents on various … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Inspiration, Soulful
Tagged Adaptability, animal totems, Creativity, Dance, defeat, dreams, egret, heron, inimitable, Inspiration, marsh, movement, nature, passion, perseverance, persistence, quotes, rise, seizing opportunity, spirit animals, tenacity, wisdom
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So, You Used To Be A Dancer?: Life Lessons from Dancing
Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
Photo credit: Nikki Carrara “I can tell you used to be a dancer,” the well-meaning, sixtyish woman confided to me as we left the dance fitness class. “I could see by the way you moved…
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged alive, artist, authenticity, Dance, dancer, dancing, defining success, follow your heart, Joy, movement, passion, personal calling, quotes, vibrancy, vitality, vitalizing
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stumbling into grace
toppled out the back door tumbled by the mind onto this glory of a day I find grace: Nature conspiring as she is spangles sunshine on her sublime painting tangles of tangerine lilies fuel a flock of egrets streaming crystal … Continue reading
the thing about mental illness
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it’s a riptide on a moonless night stealthy and inexorable pulling out to a pounding sea you grab for his hand but he “will drag you under, too” it’s without logic the ghastly ripples unpredictable…
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Tagged depression, light, Love, mental health, mental illness, poetry, riptide, sea, shadow, wellness
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Tireless Joy and the Call to Adventure….
Whether to persevere or to give up? How to read the signs offered up by the universe? That’s what I had been musing over and starting to write about for this post. Given the dead ends, the lack of replies … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Soulful
Tagged adventure, animal totems, call to adventure, deer, expansive, follow your dreams, go for it, hummingbirds, Inspiration, Joseph Campbell, Joy, life purpose, nature, perseverance, possibility and expansiveness, quotes, reading the signs, spirit animals
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A Different Kind of To-Do List
Crazy as it sounds, this morning I had redrafted my “To-Do” list several times by 8:30 a.m. Trying to strike a realistic balance of adequate accomplishment in the “settling into the new house” department, achieveable goals and comparative calm. An … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Kindness/Generosity, Mindful, Soulful
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