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Morning Heart Meditation
This morning I did not feel I had the time to meditate, so I looked for a short guided one. I found an awesome way to start out the week! Morning Heart Meditation from Mary A. Hall.
How to Reduce Stress in a Few Minutes
When we think of meditation, what often comes to mind is taking 20 minutes to sit on a cushion with legs crossed with our hands on our knees. This is not the case, as you learn in this 2 minute … Continue reading
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Distracted While Meditating? Be Happy About it!
Reframe your meditation experience. When you feel you have been too distracted, and your monkey mind has taken over your meditation session, step back and be grateful for all the practice you are getting – so suggests Melissa Dinwiddle in this … Continue reading
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Meditation and your immune system
I know that my condition has improved since I began meditating. My muscles are not stronger, but my endurance is much better. Part of it is because I am more mindful of the movement of my body, which results in me … Continue reading
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Why is it so hard to be mindful?
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, boredom, Buddhism, compassion, contentment, curiosity, Dorothy Parker, Huffington Post, insight, Judson Brewer, mindfulness, musings on life, peace of mind
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Metta Meditation
My life changed for the better when I began meditating. My favorite meditation on the days when I have trouble letting go of my thoughts is the Metta Meditation. Also called loving kindness meditation, this mantra focuses our minds on compassion … Continue reading
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Meditation and Prayer – Together
I knew I was different at an early age. I remember a weekend retreat I went on with the Pioneer Girls, the religious equivalent of the Girl Scouts. Sunday services were held outside. I absolutely loved it. As a child … Continue reading
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A New Attitude – Noticing Miracles Every Day
There are two ways to live your life. One is though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. I love this quote. It is often ascribed to Albert Einstein. Since he was a scientist, … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Albert Einstein, attitude, contented cat, contentment, go with the flow, insight, miracles, misquote, musings on life, peace, philosophy, positive attitude, surrender
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A New Tradition
I hate endings. I always get a dull feeling in my stomach which indicates to me that I must accept what is and move on. As I get older, it gets easier to drop my resistance and go with the flow, … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, beginning, contentment, endings, gratitude, insight, inspiration, moving on, New Years Day, positive attitude
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Healing Rhythms Meditation
On a bad day, I find myself tired, frustrated and irritable. Sometimes my gratitude journal only works temporarily and I think negative thoughts. For this reason, I avoid negative people. I decided to try to be more aware of my positive … Continue reading
My Favorite Mantras
A mantra is an aid to meditation. It does not have to be spoken out loud – you can repeat it in your mind to keep your focus. You can focus within at your heart, below your heart above your … Continue reading
Embracing Uncertainty
I used to push myself to do free weights 6 days a week. I worked as many hours as I could until the back pain got too intense, and then I would ask for a reduction in my hours. My … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, attitude, contentment, disability, fear, insight, inspiration, inspirational, letting go, muscular dystrophy, musings on life, uncertainty, wheelchair
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Control your own emotional state
In order to be content, we have to take charge of our own emotions. A great challenge is not getting annoyed or upset when people around me are angry, complaining a lot, or gossiping. When this happens, I take these 3 steps: … Continue reading
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Imagine and Create
My life changed when I began using my wheelchair and then even more when I was no longer able to work. I felt like I was announcing to the world that I was different and somehow deficient. In time I … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, contentment, creativity, disability, imagination, inspiration, musings on life, philosophy, positive attitude, spiritual, success, wheelchair
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Taking a Time Out
Be still and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10 These powerful words changed my life. I began to see that there was a positive aspect of not being able to work anymore – free time. In addition to … Continue reading
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An Irritant that became a Pearl
Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. – Luke 6:28 When an irritating piece of sand becomes lodged inside their shells, oysters produce a secretion … Continue reading
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On Letting Go
So often I hear “it is what it is”. I get that idea, but to really truly accept things as they are and totally let go of emotions is a lot harder than saying those words. What does it mean … Continue reading
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Tagged ALS, attitude, contentment, disability, growth, inspiration, inspirational, letting go, muscular dystrophy, musings on life, spiritual, wheelchair
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Gratitude
“When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears.” — Tony Robbins I was so angry when I applied for Social Security disability benefits. This was not what I planned! I wanted more money in the bank – I wanted … Continue reading
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The Not so Useless Tree
Zhuangzi, the Chinese philosopher told the story of a tree which had many bumps and gnarls in its trunk and branches. Because of this, it was considered useless by carpenters and the builders of homes and ships. So it was … Continue reading
Follow Your Passion
I love love love fabric and yarn. When I was working I made it a point to spend at least 30 minutes a day crocheting or quilting, preferably alone. On a busy day I worked on a project while watching … Continue reading
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Gratitude
One of the first Bible verses my mom made me memorize was Philippians 2:14, “Do all things without murmuring(grumbling) or disputing(questioning). I am an independent thinker and asked so many questions, that it was the perfect verse for me. Except … Continue reading
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It just is
On some days I need to spend more time resting with a heating pad. I have a bad habit of referring to these days as “bad” days. The truth is, it is not good or bad, it is another day. … Continue reading
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If I can surrender, anyone can!
It begins every day with one small action – taking the time to be still. Whether you call it centering prayer or meditation, it is the same idea and the same principle at work. First, I had to develop the … Continue reading
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Focusing on Abundance
Today I find myself feeling discouraged because I am unable to travel to attend a wedding in October. I am focusing on the millions of cells in my body which constantly reproduce, the millions of leaves in nature, the grains … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, disability, discouraged, inspirational, lack, muscular dystrophy, philosophy, positive attitude, self help, spiritual, wheelchair
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Learning to Surrender
Even though I write in a gratitude journal to help me focus on the positive things in my life, there are some days when I get frustrated and tired of dealing with my weak muscles. On days like that the … Continue reading
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A Balancing Act
I chuckle at these words because I am so unsteady on my feet. It is my own physical reminder that life is a balancing act for all of us. As a result of reading about Chinese medicine, Hindu Chakras, as … Continue reading
Cheers to the Future
When I got to the point that I could not go up and down steps without a railing, I did not like being so limited. I went to a therapist for help in accepting this situation. He said I was … Continue reading
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Clothes and Shoes, of all things
This has always been one of my favorite passages in the Bible. It helped me accept the fact that I would not be able to dress like I wanted to. When I was young I was unable to walk in … Continue reading
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What’s Luck Got To Do With It
I don’t believe in luck. Don’t we make our own choices based on the cards we are dealt in life? These choices are determined by our attitudes, abilities, and character. At any point we can choose to adopt a positive … Continue reading
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What a Wonderful World
On a bad day, nothing helps more than good music. A beautiful song shared by Rolly Brown, a wonderful musician and my favorite acupuncturist – his treatments gave me my life back many moons ago . . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNy4-VCM1BY
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Expect the Best
How do you resolve the paradox of expecting nothing and expecting the best? It came to me when my husband brought some tomatoes in from the garden. He planted the seeds with the expectation that if he fertilized and watered … Continue reading
Letting go of Expectations
Expect nothing and the whole world is open to you. Many years ago I found this quote and put it where I could see it every day. I knew that as long as I held on to my expectation that … Continue reading
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Appreciating my body
I thank my body for being the vehicle that enables me to be alive on the earth – instead of being angry at it for being in a wheelchair, fighting my weakness, focusing on what is not working “normally”. I … Continue reading
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Embracing the Mystery
I don’t remember when I first heard the phrase, embrace the mystery. I just know that I was not sure what it meant, but it definitely made an impression on my mind. Now I see it as acceptance of whatever … Continue reading
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