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Our Automatic Reactions
It turns out the reason it is so hard to rationalize with my automatic responses is because rationalization and automatic responses happen in two different parts of the brain.
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An Uncovering
Particle respirator masks were an unexpected addition to my Thanksgiving in California. Even thought we were 200 miles away from the devastating fire around Paradise the air quality was dangerously unhealthy. The media frequently referred to the California wild fires as apocalyptic. It could certainly feel like the world is Read more…
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You Can Do Hard Things
Back to School is in the air. Summer always goes too quickly but I’m honestly happy to be returning to the school routine. Even before I had a child every fall I felt the back to school spirit. After all the excitement of summer its time to get down to Read more…
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Receiving and Healing
For more than two and half years I have been walking closely with my friend Michael as he lives with brain cancer. Recently he shared his health adventure as part of a healing stories project. I was so moved by how he felt his healing began when he stopped worrying Read more…
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Less Intense
I grew up struggling with migraines. As much as I’ve learned how to care for myself, I still sometimes get headaches. To be honest, I’m not always that gentle on myself when a headache does arrive. I find myself wishing that I could somehow evolve out of them. I find Read more…
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She persists! Wisdom dances!
There are two feet of fresh snow outside and it can be hard to remember that it’s April and we really are moving towards spring. The news is full of crises and one could easily lose doubt that there is a larger evolutionary impulse towards more love. How do we Read more…
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Energy for the Long Haul
Judy is a regular member of the Healing Waters Qigong practice group and she likes to read books and enjoy her retirement. Lately her yoga practice has been leaving her too energized to curl up on the couch and instead she’s shoveling not just for herself but for her neighbors Read more…
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Waking Up is Hard to Do
Are you a “morning person?†I’ve wished I was an early riser for years, but it’s been really hard for me to wake up consistently early. I don’t like waking up tired or to an alarm. I don’t like waking up in a hurry. I don’t like going through the Read more…
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Holy Darkness
Holy darkness batman! There are parts of winter I really do like. Yet every year I find myself trying to figure out how to relate to the dark. Darkness is the absence of light but it is not the absence of the Divine. It is the fertile ground in which Read more…
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The opportunity on the other side of overwhelm.
The Mississippi is very high right now and that’s how my life feels to me too. I can barely keep up with all the painful disasters both “natural†and “human-made.†When I get overwhelmed it helps me to go to the rushing waters and be brought back into the flow. Read more…