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Sometimes an inspirational line can trigger what we need to change.  Old Habits Die Hard said Mick Jagger’s song. Carrying on the theme of renewal, rebooting, reframing for a new year, I was thinking about how habits can be so mindless. We are practicing what we don’t want. Enjoy the ancient, wise, current quotes IContinue reading “New Habits”

This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change. Taylor Swift. singer Be willing to be a beginner every single morning. Meister Eckhart, philosopher Welcome 2023! We have a new year book of empty pages to be filled. A wise old practice is to pick a value, a character trait, and someContinue reading “New Beginning”

Know the secret of silence. . . Being silent doesn’t shut down your mind, it only activates a deeper type of intelligence.   Richard Carlson, author The holidays of light occur during winter when darkness fills more of our wakeful hours. On December 7, the shortest day of 2022 (yes before the solstice this year),Continue reading “SAD & Silence”

I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. Song by The New Seekers (click to listen) Harmonia, daughter of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, is associated with order, concord, harmony, and balance-the just rightness of things. Her counterpart is Eris, the goddess of strife and discord. I love the conceptContinue reading “HARMONY”

For fast-acting relief, try slowing down. Lily Tomlin, actress “The Season” is upon us. Magically, the signs appear everywhere during Halloween. Buying frenzy begins. Only time for a three-minute shower because you did three snooze alarms because you’re so tired. Your To-do list feels UNdoable, Droopy eyes from screen-time overload. Stomach or neck knots. SpeedContinue reading “CAUTION: SLOW DOWN”

Don’t be afraid. Be focused. Be determined. Be hopeful. Be empowered.  Michelle Obama Here’s some abracadabra to practice. It’s the magical ‘focus’ experiment for less stress, fluttering, or fear at the luxurious moment between dark and light, unconscious and conscious when we wake up. The alchemy is determination to wake up a new way. TheContinue reading “FOCUS”

In the midst of chaos keep stillness inside of you.  Deepak Chopra As we glide into autumn, with winter’s imminent hibernation cycle approaching, we anticipate festivals, celebrations, and holidays. Life gets noisier, perhaps more chaotic than cozy or peaceful. I seek peacefulness every day just because I love knowing I can turn up the calm.Continue reading “STAND STILL”

Taming my monkey mind is a full-time job. Tara Brach, PhD, meditation teacher Here’s a social post I saw over Labor Day. “Summer isn’t over yet. So sit your happy Halloween pumpkin spice butt down until I finish drinking my margaritas!” LOL Oh my! Summer isn’t officially over until 9:03pm on September 22. Plenty ofContinue reading “Monkey Mind”

It is the privilege of wisdom to listen.  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., physician, writer About twenty years ago when doing some deep inner work, I became aware that I talked a lot, an awful lot, often reactively anxious, sometimes because I thought I needed to say something about everything, sometimes not even breathing. I decidedContinue reading “Listening Uncritically”