Category: nature
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Choosing Harmony in the New Year
A few years ago, at a new year gathering with a few trusted friends, we pondered our word of the year. One of my friends pulled out a very large list of words and she suggested we circle those that caught our eye and then narrow it down to one word. My chosen word was…
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New Year’s Evolution
I have never been a fan of new year’s resolutions. To me it implies a lack of trust in ourselves to truly love, nurture and care for ourselves. In the end we should know in our bones that self-care is not optional and should come from a place of love and not arise from a…
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Choosing Joy in the Advent Season
As we enter the third week of advent, I was musing about what the word advent means. Ok, I know what it means from a Christian perspective but what are the roots of the word? A simple definition of advent is arrival as we can see when we trace the origin of the word from…
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Choosing Peace in the Advent Season
Most of us are familiar with the Christmas story and how Jesus entered the world. The Jews had been waiting for the Messiah for so long, some had begun to lose hope. The reading of his arrival into a cold manger in Bethlehem can be a tradition that helps us feel Jesus’s sweet presence. The…
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Choosing Hope in the Advent Season
As we move into the Advent season leading up to Christmas, I thought it would be poignant to muse over the preparatory attributes that mark each of the four weeks of Advent. The first attribute is hope. Just saying this word lightens my heart and speaks to me of the promise and healing associated with…
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Gratitude in loss
This past weekend we had to say goodbye to our beloved family dog, Jackie. I have been feeling quite vulnerable with my emotions a pretty even mix between sadness, loss and emptiness and bone deep gratitude that this precious soul was in our lives for fourteen plus years. I have been reflecting yet again about…
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I am enough, and so are you
Have you ever struggled with that nagging feeling that you are not measuring up? Maybe it’s to yourself and your ideas of where you should be or perhaps it’s a cultural thing. I am a victim of this too. Often one of the first questions I ask a new person I’ve met is “what do…
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Shades of darkness and light
I have been arising from sleep with a dark feeling, a mixture of worry, anxiety and sadness with an inability to sleep in. In order to shake this darkness, I need to get up and start the day. I am wondering about what might be brewing in my unconscious mind. As much as I proport…
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Reflections: inspired by nature, born of God
The beauty of fall lingers on. Recently on a walk with one of my son’s (my talented photographer!) we encountered a still cool lake with a spectrum of colorful leaves reflecting in the water. I lingered for a while pondering about the quality of water to reflect like a mirror the splendor that the trees…
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Fall Wisdom
Wisdom comes from many sources, form within us and around us. For me I feel most connected to my inner wisdom and ‘true’ self when walking in the woods alone. I felt inspired after watching a short video from a mentor of mine this morning where she described her ritual of walking in the woods. …
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