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Shirley Riga
Mar 4, 20234 min read
Well Worn Path of Life
All he wanted to do was come through the door like the six of us did, walk freely. I’m a member of a hospice choir, and we just finished...
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Shirley Riga
Jul 5, 20226 min read
Bullied by Food
I've experienced food bullying since childhood. As I hear people facing illnesses & disorders, I wonder what unresolved emotions are at play
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Shirley Riga
Jul 2, 20223 min read
Doorways
Our egos are built with thick walls fortified by our childhood experiences, our need to fit in, our want for success, our inner judge
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Pam
Jul 30, 20217 min read
Leaves of Solace
There is a theme that has been playing over and over throughout my life. Helpless and voiceless.
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Shirley Riga
Jun 28, 20219 min read
Breathe Into It
Too many people around me are suffering with illness and challenges. I feel hopeless and helpless. I worry I'm next.
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Shirley Riga
Jun 25, 20214 min read
Welcome to Summer
When I sit in silence, sometimes I grasp my opposite wrist. I feel my bones nestled neatly under my skin. We're spiritual beings in bodies
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Shirley Riga
Jun 13, 20216 min read
Imagination
I have the ability to imagine anything I want. I learned to prepare for the worst so I got really good at imagining worse-case scenarios.
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Shirley Riga
Jun 3, 20215 min read
Living Without a Net
Yesterday was a day in my history. I lived without a net. I stayed in the present. I didn’t look forward or back.
It was a free day.
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Shirley Riga
Jun 1, 20213 min read
Welcoming
I am grateful for the sunshine today. Sunshine has broken free from the darkness. June has broken free from May. And it’s a new day!
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Shirley Riga
May 19, 20219 min read
I’m Forgetting to be Small
I've lived my life in fear. I had an inside infrastructure designed to keep me safe. Making a commitment has changed everything and nothing.
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Shirley Riga
May 17, 20218 min read
Courage to be Accountable
I’ve decided to put a wall mirror in my meditation room. Nothing fancy. Just something I can gaze at to reinforce my accountability.
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Thea Iberall
May 15, 20217 min read
Digging a Hole
I once dug myself into a hole so deep that I had no idea how I would get out. It became my secret. And my burden.
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Shirley Riga
Apr 4, 20215 min read
Renewal
On this marked day of renewal for life, for love, for all sentient beings on this Earth, I offer this prayer.
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Mary Sorrells
Mar 28, 20216 min read
Testing my Wings
I have lost my ability to sing. I wonder if my tender emotions have been part of it. So I went on a retreat to learn to love myself.
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Thea Iberall
Mar 14, 20217 min read
Broken Open
I was on a path where I was receptive and open. When one is in that state, one never knows the form the teacher will take.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 11, 20217 min read
The Power of Compassion
I remember the day I started a support group for parents and caregivers of chronically ill and special needs children. It didn't go well.
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Thea Iberall
Mar 7, 202110 min read
Inner Storms
I've talked about my commitment to serenity. I make it sound so simple. Words are easy to say. But how to truly live by them?
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Thea Iberall
Feb 24, 20217 min read
Core Beliefs
I’ve read that core beliefs are a person’s most central ideas about themselves. Everything's filtered through them. Even if they aren't true
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Shirley Riga
Feb 3, 20216 min read
Journey To Me
I’ve learned how important it is to honor my needs, not deny them. Now I bow to the wisdom of my vessel and honor the inner alarms.
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Thea Iberall
Jan 24, 20218 min read
The Valley of Bewilderment and Astonishment
The love in this valley goes beyond love of self, love of other. I am in love but I do not know with whom.
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