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Are You Being Mindful of Your Needs?
Read more: Are You Being Mindful of Your Needs?Are you being mindful of your needs? As we (in the northern hemisphere) move towards colder, shorter days, it is a good idea to create healthy routines to maintain balance.Are you getting proper nutrition?Eat warming, nourishing foods like homemade root vegetable soups, and stews, or try a warming Kitchari for a gentle seasonal cleanse. Are…
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Timeless: Moments in Nature
Read more: Timeless: Moments in NatureI hear a tweet in the trees as I lay in the sun on this sultry July day. That’s what it sounds like to my untrained ear. I’m sure I’m missing some nuance of tone that would immediately identify the origin of this tweet-tweeting. It is a quick five count- “tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet, tweet,”…
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Free
Read more: FreeI am most content in Nature, be it mountains or fields; in these places, I have a sense of connection, of suchness that eludes me in trappings of concrete and steel. When I can spend even brief moments in the bounty of the earth, I am reborn, refreshed, and deeply content. I recently stumbled across…
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Fool(ish) Musings
Read more: Fool(ish) MusingsToday we will take some time to think about “the fool’s” journey through life. This theme is represented in literature with works such as “the Epic of Gilgamesh” and ”Alice in Wonderland,” among many others. Joseph Campbell, an American writer and professor, described it as the archetypal hero story.These themes are prevalent in our lives…
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Magic
Read more: MagicThere is ★𝙈 𝘼 𝙂 𝙄 𝘾 ★ in the ordinary. Being present in the moment- 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸 -is where spontaneous joy arises. Meditation can help us become comfortable with stillness. It gives us practice being in the moment. As we go about our daily routines, it’s possible to transform each activity into an opportunity…
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Stop doing. Start being.
Read more: Stop doing. Start being.“Did you read that poem?” Dorrance asked from behind Ralph. “The one that starts ‘Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else’?” Steven King, from Insomnia How many of us rush through what we must “do” because it is tedious, or we do not feel like doing it? We lead…