Learning One Minute Meditation

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This summer my friends who are also in their autumn years came to visit with their three girls. Though they thought they were finished with parenting years ago, due to unusual family circumstances they are parenting again. We had a … Continue reading 

Autumn: Celebrating Colors

autumn leaves On our early morning walk through the evergreen forest my Beloved and I were both struck by the color change in the deciduous tree leaves. In all other seasons they sink into the background of the many shades of green typified by various species of firs, hemlock and cedar, but in autumn they become focal points. Continue reading

Forever Four

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My friend Zeenat of Positive Provocations has just celebrated her birthday by embracing the child within her. She’s determined to be forever four and I’m joining her.

I choose also to shed the 30 from the 34 and embrace the 4 year old IN me. Yippeee…. Continue reading

Hope and Happiness as Skillfull Means

happy sad masks We are well aware that depressed people have a brain chemical imbalance that requires clinical treatment, yet we all have blue moods. Pacification and distraction form the foundation for making the choice to think and do what helps us lift our spirits and change our moods from negative to positive. Continue reading