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On Cultivating Joy
“We may think of joy as something that happens spontaneously. But joy needs to be practiced and cultivated in order to grow.“~Thich Nhat Hanh Soon after I came across this wise reminder in Thich Nhat Hanh’s small but profound jewel … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Nature, possibility and expansiveness, Soulful
Tagged animal symbolism, awareness, butterflies, Dance, dance photography, expansiveness, flowers, happiness, hummingbirds, Inspiration, Joy, marsh, mindful, positivity, practice, quotes, relax, spirit animal, spreading joy
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The Gifts of Being Discombobulated
“…the eyes of my eyes are opened….”~e.e. cummings Off kilter. Askew. Unsettled. Unbalanced. And, yes, discombobulated. We’ve been living in the Land of Topsy Turvy a lot more since we moved homes last summer. There has been the torrent of … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking/Food, Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged aliveness, awareness, beginner's mind, Change, complacency, cooking, discombobulated, gratitude, humanity, humility, Inspiration, mindful, miracle, moving, moving house, newness, off balance, off kilter, possibility and expansiveness, presence, quotes, risk taking, topsy turvy, transition, unfamiliar
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Next Stop, Transcendence
I don’t actually know if that will be the next stop. What I do know, as I get ready to go to dance, is that if I don’t shift gears now, transcendence won’t be on the itinerary any time soon. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged awareness, being present, commitment, dancing, flow state, Inspiration, meaningful, mindful, miracles, movement, openness, optimal experience, passion, possibility and expansiveness, practice, quotes, self, transcendence
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Being Present: Life Lessons from Dancing
We’re moving. We’ve lived in this lovely home for over twenty years. Countless memories of all different flavors sing, shout and whisper from every inch of space. But it will soon be time to go: A very different and equally … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged awareness, being present, Dance, dancer, inimitable, Inspiration, last time, life lessons, mindful, moments, movement, moving house, Performance, performer, present moment, quotes
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Paying Attention + Us = Zest!
“. . . Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. It’s all about taking in as much of what’s out there as you can, and not letting the excuses and the dreariness of some of [life’s] obligations…. narrow your lives. … Continue reading
What Might You Be?
“As you get older, the claims of the environment are so great you hardly know where the hell you are…The sacred space is an absolute necessity for everyone today; it’s a room or hour of the day where you don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, Soulful
Tagged awareness, becoming, being, bliss, Inspiration, Joseph Campbell, meditation, mermaid, mindful, Ocean, possibility and expansiveness, potential, quotes, sacred space, sea, seeing, self, vitality
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breakfast with a red fox
a red fox just pranced by breakfasting us ten feet from me and my tea surprising enough as I have been coming here for fifty years and seen but a few fox darting across a distant road, how goosebumping then … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Mindful, poetry, Soulful
Tagged Adaptability, animal symbolism, animals, awareness, discernment, finding your way, fox, goosebumps, Inspiration, mindful, nature, outdoors, poetry, soulful, synchronicity, Tricky situations, wisdom
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