AWAKENING TO WHAT YOU SEE
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” Henry David Thoreau Do you see what is front of you or do you see what you want to see? How accurate is your perception of things? Do you...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO LIVE WITH CHAOS
“We focus so much on our differences, and that is creating, I think, a lot of chaos, negativity, and bullying in the world. And I think if everybody focused on what we all have in common – which is –...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO NEW THOUGHTS
“Change your thoughts and change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale How do your thoughts affect how you feel? Do you feel threatened when you are exposed to new ideas? How do you deal with that? One of...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO THE BLESSINGS OF RENEWAL
“We don’t even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of war, of necessity, people do amazing things. The human capacity for survival and...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO RACIAL EQUALITY
“In the midst of winter, I found there was within me, an invincible summer.” Albert Camus publicphoto.org After years of teaching, summer always feels like a vacation to me although I’ve been retired...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO UNDERSTAND
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Marie Curie Nighthawks by Edward Hopper When you fear something, do you try...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO JOY
“Find the place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.” Joseph Campbell Photo: Georganne Spruce The excitement and celebration of the holidays often creates a crescendo of energy...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO LIVE WITHOUT FEAR
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO UNEXPECTED FEAR
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” Joseph Campbell What is your first reaction to an unpleasant surprise? How much fear do you feel? How do you deal with that fear? When you...
View ArticleDANCING FOOTLOOSE AND FANCY FREE
“When you are joyous, look deeply into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful, look again into your heart, and you...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO ACCEPTANCE
“Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness.” Eckhart Tolle Photo: Charles...
View ArticleADAPTING TO THE DANCE OF LIFE
“In the game of life, less diversity means fewer options for change. Wild or domesticated, panda or pea, adaptation is the requirement for survival.” Cary Fowler Photo: Geroganne Spruce Do you adapt...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO GOOD DECISIONS
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Steve Covey Photo: Georganne Spruce On what do you base most decisions? Do you consider the consequences of your actions...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO OUR AUTHENTICITY
“That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something.” Meredith Monk Photo by...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO COMPASSION
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity can’t survive.” Dalai Lama Photo by superhua Do you have compassion for those who are suffering in the world or only for the...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO THE NEXT GOOD THING
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” Alexander Graham Bell Have you ever been...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO LOVE LIFE
“True, we love life, not because we are used to living, but because we are used to loving. There is always some madness in love, but there is always some reason in madness.” Petrarch Photo by Ralph...
View ArticleAWAKEN TO LOVE THE LIGHT
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Martin Luther King Do you always look outside yourself for something to make you...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO WINTER DREAMS
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.” Albert Camus Winters Dream (Photo credit: ~Brenda-Starr~) During autumn, the highway landscape between my city...
View ArticleAWAKENING TO THE HEALING DANCE AGAIN
Technology continues to be a challenge. I apologize to my subscribers because they didn’t receive the blog post last week because I didn’t reblog correctly. So, I’m adding another blog on healing...
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