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Learning One Minute Meditation

October 14, 2011 by

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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 marvelous time together and throughout the month they visited we taught the girls several simple… [Read more…]

Autumn: Celebrating Colors

October 10, 2011 by

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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… [Read more…]

Forever Four

October 4, 2011 by

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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….

Hope and Happiness as Skillfull Means

October 4, 2011 by

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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.