A promise to myself I make In this pause of self-respect for a moment to breathe in silence and reflect.

By Shirley Riga I find myself sitting at a table Arm wrestling for control knuckles white hands shaking with my opponent called time I...

by Shirley Riga Our soles carry our souls Years ago a woman came to me for a reading A stranger I sat with And I’ll never forget the...

Though a day late, I was moved to share this writing. We pray for earth’s renewal. We pray for continued growth, abundance and viable...

A simple photograph can feel like an explosion of my senses Catapulting me back 60 plus years Causing a reflection of my life from the...

Struggle with my Struggles by Shirley Riga I walk on the same street every day I awake to the same light as the day before I view the...

How to make a blessing from a recipe of love By Shirley Riga First, I need a large vessel of cooperation. I am present in the now and...

Once a month I have tea with an old friend via Zoom. We grew up in the same town, went to the same schools, attended Brownies and Girl...

This poem was shared with me and I feel it captures the essence of presence. We are persevering through this time often wavering between...

when listening with your heart, be aware of your breath

Today’s reading reminds us to make room in our lives for our emotions, honor them and know they do not define us. We are all in this...

This morning's meditation reading was taken from Eckhart Tolle's book, "Practicing The Power of Now, Essential Teachings, Meditations and...

In September 2014 my 32 y/o daughter lost her fight with life-long liver disease. She was a courageous soul and also my teacher. I...

As I walked this morning, I came across a snail and picked it up moving it back to the grass. It reminded me of a story I was told back...