You will be taking about 20,000 breaths today. Notice what happens if you feel the air coming into and out of your lungs for just 10 breaths in a row. Go ahead- try.
This morning, a young goldfinch flew into our glass door. She landed dazed on the deck. I picked her up, holding her, waiting for her to find her strength again. It took a little while, but she found it, and promptly flew back to her nest.
What a gift to have a few quite moments with [...]
It’s obvious about smoke. Thicker things trick me- today I’ll practice imagining it all as smoke- my stuff, my ideas, my cats, my partner, and my feelings. I’ll keep my hands out of their business, and see where the wisdom of the wind takes them.
by Kara DiGiovanna
After awhile you learn the subtle difference
Between holding a hand and chaining a soul.
And you learn that love doesn’t mean leaning
And company doesn’t mean security.
And you begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts
And presents aren’t promises.
And you begin to accept your defeats
With your head up and your eyes ahead
With the grace of [...]
Prior to going to massage school, I never gave the notion of awareness much thought. I sat in groups the first few days of school- feeling like a mainstream red neck in a mob of new age weirdos. They were flexible and mellow, sitting cross-legged on the floor, eyes closed, “following their breath” [...]
I watch my empty cup become full of coffee. Even though a vast amount of events need to come together for this moment, I am 100% sure that I’ll be enjoying a full cup of steaming coffee. I breathe, and remind myself that life is not much different than this moment.
I enjoy my [...]
What if you are a seeker without a guide or a teacher? The groundswell of wanting to know, of needing to know, of wanting to mix only with that which is Divine- hearing a constant commentary in your inner ear of what is right, what is wrong, what is real and not, what is Divine [...]
“I have no judgment about myself and my life. There is nothing I am quite sure about. I have no definite convictions – not about anything, really. I know only that I was born and exist, and it seems that I have been carried along. I exist on the foundation of [...]
