Tag Archives: Mindfulness

Welcome Prayer and Roundabouts

This year I started a Monk in the World online retreat through Abbey of the Arts. It is free when you sign up and I have no idea why I have not done the retreat before, but maybe now it … Continue reading

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What You Think Might Not Be the Truth

I have been looking at this little “x” on the deck for quite a few weeks, and wondering how it got there. Who put an “x” there with a sharpie and why? Wast it my husband for some unknown reason? … Continue reading

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Goodbye Again, Old Friend – 2 years smoke free

The appointment is still there on my Google calendar–3:00 Breathe. That means it has been 2 years that I have been smoke free. Painting today, that was in my thoughts. An open airy garden, fresh air, lightness, and freedom were … Continue reading

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Grounded? Grounded. Grounded?!

This morning I am looking across the room at our green sofa and thinking, as I have often, how I really like the color in the wintertime. When everything outside is gray and white, just that fact that it is … Continue reading

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Grounding Silent Breath Prayer

Short, easily memorable prayers have become very useful for me. Often times, life gets so busy that just taking a few breaths to connect with God is all we seem to have. That can be particularly true if you have … Continue reading

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My Cocoon – My Cave – My Outer Cell

Last night I was laying in the hammock on the deck and my husband asked if I was in my cocoon and if I would emerge a butterfly.  He was joking, of course.  I figured out the sides of the … Continue reading

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Being Held

A couple of weeks ago I was listening to a podcast on the Greater Good Magazine.  Krista Tippet, creator of the On Being show on NPR, is one of the guest speakers on the podcast.  The podcast is titled Krista … Continue reading

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Prayer Tools and Bookmarks

One of the things Cynthia Bourgeault suggests in her book The Heart of Centering Prayer is to choose a word that you can use as a “bookmark” to say to yourself when you find your mind wander during prayer.  The … Continue reading

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Living from The Holy Spirit Within

I commented earlier that during this season of Lent I planned to do some re-visiting per say of devotional sources I already had vs buying something new such as a book.  That was going well until about a week ago … Continue reading

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Slowing Down and Yielding to the Beautiful

I noticed the daylilies were in bloom this morning.  While googling “daylilies” because it is highlighted as misspelled in this post, I realized that they are edible.  That means that all three of these yellow flowers in my gardens are … Continue reading

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