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Shirley Riga
Jan 18, 20217 min read
The Power of Ritual
I was letting go removing this daily reminder. The ashes set me free. I said a prayer, closed my eyes and released.
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Shirley Riga
Jan 13, 20215 min read
My Rules, My Dignity
I grew up with many rules to follow. Until one day I bumped up against a loss so great I fell in. When I fell in, all these rules fell too
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Shirley Riga
Jan 12, 20215 min read
A Lifetime Can Change By the Flash of Truth
What does the silence sound like? In our silence we listen and wait to hear truth. I recognize it when I feel goosebumps. Truth has no time.
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Shirley Riga
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Practice is an Inner Knowing
All the years I battled with fear and anxiety were just practice. Time to practice is not based on anyone’s timetable. Practice is wise.
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Nancy Bragg
Dec 28, 20205 min read
Let Go and Rest
When I was growing up, Mom modeled work before play.When I retired, someone told me to rest, relax. I remember thinking, “I don’t know how."
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Shirley Riga
Dec 15, 20204 min read
My Crossroads
It feels burdensome to have the responsibility of making me happy. It’s a crossroads I find myself at when I forget it’s up to me.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 14, 20206 min read
Believe Yourself Worthy
The breaking open reveals the doors to love and fear, the paradox of life. Both are always present because we are human and we are spirit.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 8, 20206 min read
I See You
Your name holds energy. Your name transcends all other words. Our names hold power. Honoring others begins by honoring myself.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 4, 20208 min read
Slow and steady
I learned as a child if my clothes catch on fire to stop, drop and roll. Metaphorically, stop, drop and roll is not far off from Covid news.
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Shirley Riga
Nov 25, 20208 min read
Comfort in My Process
I am a work in progress. I realize it is all about safety – feeling safe in an unsafe world. But I get to choose my reaction now.
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Shirley Riga
Oct 31, 20205 min read
The Dissidence of My Inside Voice versus My Outside Voice
I have been cultivating my true self for decades, peeling away the pain and confusion, the layers of thick crusty protection that helped me.
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Shirley Riga
Oct 30, 20204 min read
It is time to still, to pause
I stand as one in my world. My truth lies within my walls. I lead by my own example. My heart pointing the way.
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Shirley Riga
Oct 9, 20206 min read
Growth Happens
Her hair hung below her waist bumping at the back of her knees when she walked. So much of her perceived identity was in her hair.
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Shirley Riga
Oct 7, 20206 min read
Triggers
If I were to scooch right up to the TV and smoosh my eye against the TV screen, I can’t see anything and feel lost to what’s happening.
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Shirley Riga
Oct 5, 20207 min read
Living on the Edge
I worked in a job that required me to be focused at all times. I kept order in the office while my life was spinning out of control.
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Shirley Riga
Sep 20, 20206 min read
I am a Spiritual Being in a Physical Body
I blew out my carburetor. I started with my grief-stricken heart and pushed past exhaustion until I felt my deep loss.
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Shirley Riga
Aug 19, 20206 min read
Letting Go
I recognize when I feel overwhelmed and confused, it’s good. My brain struggles with this new concept and it doesn’t know what to do with it
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Shirley Riga
Aug 18, 20204 min read
Silence as a Practice
Practice takes patience and trust, a clear direction and repetition over and over again until acceptance erases the fight.
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Shirley Riga
Jul 26, 20203 min read
Sprouting
I’m sprouting. Something I’ve wanted to do for a while taking hard lentils and watch them come alive with life.
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