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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...
Shirley Riga
Mar 4, 20234 min read
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In Times of Great Change
I have several friends facing life-threatening illness. What does one say in light of devastating news? I know silence is not the answer
Shirley Riga
Jul 18, 20218 min read
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Educated Freedom of Choice
Three years ago, I had Stage 3 Kidney disease. Then I developed severe digestive problems and was forced to change my food choices.
Shirley Riga
Jul 14, 20218 min read
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Freedom in my Choices
Gentle Teaching is an approach to help those struggling to feel safe, feel love, be engaged and show gentleness and love to each other.
Shirley Riga
Jul 4, 20216 min read
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Suffering Is Optional
I’ve been working with a healer over the past 2 months to help me clear suffering from my body. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
Shirley Riga
Jul 3, 20216 min read
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The Wonders of Vision
Sometimes I want to close my eyes to the hurt and pain, to the disrespect and the distraction. Sometimes I want to look through other’s eyes
Shirley Riga
Jul 1, 20215 min read
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Breathe Into It
Too many people around me are suffering with illness and challenges. I feel hopeless and helpless. I worry I'm next.
Shirley Riga
Jun 28, 20219 min read
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Flow
I’m living in a body that holds memories no longer useful to me. What do I do with the memories? I have anger. What do I do with the anger?
Shirley Riga
Jun 19, 20216 min read
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Subpersonalities and Ego States
Have you ever felt like there are different parts of you that are sometimes at odds with each other? It's normal. But how to be happy?
Thea Iberall
Jun 7, 20217 min read
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Wisdom Whispers
From an eagle’s view, we humans weathered a tsunami breaking us open. Some of us picked up the pieces, others blamed. It's a choice.
Shirley Riga
May 31, 20217 min read
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Our Higher Self is the True Mother
I kept having a dream last night, my children suffering. It's so difficult to feel helpless when a loved one suffers. Easier to blame myself
Shirley Riga
May 9, 20216 min read
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Feeling Unloved
For years I have been telling myself a story that begins on my first birthday when my sister was born with a hole in her heart.
Nancy Bragg
May 7, 20217 min read
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The Process of Letting Go
Some pain is so great that it's necessary to hold onto it to give it the significance it deserves. Anything short of that trivializes it.
Thea Iberall
May 3, 20215 min read
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Radical Self Care
I was raised understanding my job was to be nice above all else. That translated into forgetting about me. And to fibromyalgia.
Shirley Riga
Apr 26, 20216 min read
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Circular Patterns
I have been managing my anxiety for years now and sometimes I still lose control.
Shirley Riga
Apr 25, 20215 min read
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Pupils Learn
My greatest pivotal moment came when I viewed myself as a pupil of life rather than a victim. I still struggle with it but I'm learning.
Shirley Riga
Apr 13, 20218 min read
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Lean in to Support
I can’t make sense of the struggles that befall people. My life changed because I found lessons in everything I experienced.
Shirley Riga
Apr 12, 20219 min read
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A New Life
At that moment I could finally feel it and I realized I would never, alone, fill that bottomless hole inside me. A visualization helped.
Anonymous
Apr 8, 20219 min read
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Breathing in Community
Life in this Pandemic teaches me on a daily basis to practice presence. A feeling of support, togetherness, and trust goes a long way.
Shirley Riga
Apr 6, 20217 min read
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What I Think of Me is My Business
Do I stay informed and take action or do I focus on my inner life? Is there a way to do both?
Shirley Riga
Apr 3, 20217 min read
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