Category: peace
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Anyone who has ever worked with me, in any teaching capacity, knows my first act when teaching is to get everyone to stop and breathe. Whether I am working with fourth graders or NASA scientists, I always say the following: “Before we start, I’m going to ask you all to stand on up …” and…
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So many of us all over the world are feeling squeezed in a pressure cooker. So, I am calling for a moment of breathing all together. Are you willing? I invite everyone who reads this to join in and share it wide. This afternoon at say five pm (EST)? Who will stop what they are…
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My thoughts this morning turn to finding strength in my weakness. I was working with clients over the weekend. One of them talked about how he felt weak and that he wanted to go back and be strong how he used to be. I said, “Wait, don’t try to go backward to find that strength.…
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Dare I comment on this? I’m afraid if I start, I won’t stop and will devolve into screaming. Somewhere, somehow, this madness has become a viable strategy for crackpots who aren’t happy with the number of dates they’ve gotten, what someone else worships, or worse because they woke up and decided they would like to…
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A friend posted the following quote, and I wrote the below in reaction.–quote–“Perhaps the source of your discontent lies in your attachment to how things should be instead of accepting how things are.” –my response–On many levels, I agree (that whole “be zen and accept where you are thing,” yeah, that would be cool). On…
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We lost a big pine in the woods today. It fell right across one of the main paths the dog and I hike every day. And it got me to thinking about obstacles that fall in our path. How do we deal with them? Do we maneuver around them? Do we climb over them? Do…
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I’ll be honest. It’s not the most pleasant of cards. It talks about stress, worry, potential illness, and general malaise. It doesn’t mean that your day is going to be like that. It does however mean that you need to be on the lookout for those kinds of distressing feelings and situations. And then, you…
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Whenever I draw this card, it reminds me to enjoy the processes of my life. Sure, there are tons of things we all have to do. Often, the thought or even the stress of getting ready to do them makes them seem bigger, than they are. And when we actually bite the bullet and start,…
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Today’s Tarot: Strength (patience, fortitude, inner knowing) Ah, my favorite card in the deck and not just because it depicts a woman lovingly stroking a lion. I’ve always loved this card because its name belies its true meaning. The word strength implies outer, physical strength (think the Chariot card if you want to go in…
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Today’s Tarot: Queen of Pentacles. Nurturing, abundance, peace-of-heart. One of my favorite cards, the Queen of Pentacles calls on us to do that which can be so hard. She calls on us to stop rushing, stop stressing, and trust that things are exactly where they are supposed to be. There is a quote, the source…
