Gratitude changes everything
I have always had a difficulty with forced gratitude. That Thanksgiving tradition, when everyone expresses something that they are grateful for, was always hard for me. I felt like such things should flow from the moment, spontaneous outpourings of emotion. And yet, when I really allow myself to feel and express my appreciation, in spite [...]
Breathe
I stumbled on this fabulous quote from L. Frank Baum: Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. I can’t overemphasize the power of breath. A single deep breath has the power to calm your entire body – actually moves you one step closer to the parasympathetic nervous process of “rest and repose”. Traditions ranging from [...]
New Year’s manifestations: Intention vs. attention
Ever found yourself in a situation where you desperately wanted something far out of reach? A better body. An answer from God. Your relationship to mend. A happier life. You want it so badly that all you can think about is having it. Everything else falls to the side – including your joy – [...]
Thought for today – Henry Miller
If there is to be any peace, it will be through being, not having. Henry Miller
Don’t wait for joy
The idea that peace is conditional, depending on certain needs being met – being loved and appreciated, financially secure, well rested, having good work – is eventually replaced by the realization that the moment you’re experiencing right now is the only one, and it can’t be changed. – Joan Borysenko Joy, peace, love. Everything we [...]
Abraham Feinberg’s 10 spiritual tonics
I ran across these fabulous ideas for living the other day. Abraham Feinberg is a prominent rabbi, singer and social activist – see the link for a biography and much more of his writings. you can find these tenets all over the Internet if you do a search – I liked them enough I thought I’d share them [...]
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