Lovingkindness is a mouthful. The masters use the concept to teach and spread compassion and love. When I stretch each morning, I say my lovingkindness prayer. It slows me down and puts me in a meditative state. I have modified this meditation to my liking. As I sit on the floor and pull my toes…
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The chocolate chip rolling in my mouth is creamy, sweet. The list in my head mushrooms as I dump morsels in my hand. Yum. Work deadlines, food planning, family dynamics, potential gathering with out-of-town friends… Lots to accomplish the weekend before Thanksgiving. It’s only the beginning of the holiday season. Last week I got religion about communicating effectively on…
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‘Got hit by a ghost!’ I chuckle as I pump my bike in the rain. It means W.T.H. in Taiwanese. That’s right -I left home when it starts to sprinkle. I go anyway because it has been 6 weeks of in-your-face ‘healing crisis.’ Sometimes you gotta let it out when it wants to come out. Today is the first time I feel…
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I was hanging on a wrought iron chain between two floors, doing something daring. After what felt like a heroic act I couldn’t get down and my light blue cotton underwear was showing. My legs were bent in an effort to stay up. A crowd of friends and unknowns spread beneath me, gasping ‘She needs…
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“He’s dead, Jim.” I quote Google Chrome. Chrome quotes Star Trek. Today I draw this card. I wince when I see it. Ouch. Deadness. I had hoped for a uplifting message before I create a presentation for high school students about Reiki. (Obviously now I am writing this post.) Almost every morning I shuffle and…
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For a moment I thought wow, I can fly. Then it hurt. I hit the ground during a slow run. My wrists, elbow, knees bounced off the concrete and my head whipped backward -good thing it was attached to the neck. The little flip phone I held went airborne too. Its back cover popped off.…
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