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Thoughts on a Circle
personally, i think for a yoga class to begin in a circle, even if for nothing more than a “hello” and a hands-together OMmmmmm is an important centering of itself, and helps create an atmosphere of the sagham, the spiritual community, being more cohesive, more “present.” I love the idea of a circle anyway (the mystery of Stonehenge; the idiosyncratic significance of…
Read Morefake it till ya make it
i love this idea of faking it till ya make it. imagine…that i can do anything…even fly (if i only had wings) but why not? of course this is a metaphor, but “faking it” has helped me climb so much of the mountain-full of challenges that always lies before us, presenting obstables for us to surmount along our…
Read Morewill WONDERS never cease ? !
while driving through the busiest square of downtown Santiago, Chile recently, i saw something quite extraordinary. i didn’t have my camera ready when we whizzed by, in a taxi, and almost missed the sight, had it not been for our friend, Angel, an actor, to say, “Wow, look at that!” and point, so i turned just…
Read Moredreams and inner visions call to us
in a meditation i recently had this vivid image, and no, it wasn’t a dream…but when you get a clear “picture” such as this in deep meditation, it is like a dream coming forth from one’s subconscious. when this image appeared i was shocked. i thought, “how horrible!” but then i decided to sit and…
Read Moreenjoying equipoise
after the storm, comes the quiet, and ahhhh, peace is so sweet after turmoil. today i’m enjoying the benefits of practicing detachment, and centering on the goodness in every situation…even in the midst of extreme stress and ugliness. this is how i’m feeling today, practicing what we call in yoga “equipoise” but some others call…
Read MoreRoyal, Loving Detachment
today i feel like the Queen or King of Detachment–and seeing as Lordflea is anonymous, I’ll give you both. Here’s the King of Detachment: the Big Guy strikes all negativity that infringes on his inner peace. he’s learned to set boundaries, and you better not step over them, or he’ll … well, he’ll bark at least!…
Read Morestaying calm in the middle of chaos
nature or people–storms happen! the chaos of life can happen at any time. storms come, sometimes as weather systems-storms, hurricanes or floods; at other times, storms are made up of just plain people with their threats, problems, troubles, illnesses, and neurotic modern-day dysfunctions. storms can surround us, even if we don’t want them to. it may not be our own problems that…
Read Morethe miracle of goal-setting
today i completed the first draft of the nonfiction book i’ve been working on! wheeee!! it feels soooo good to finish something that has taken so long, has meant so much, and shows how important it is to make a goal…and stick to it. i’m elated. feels kind of like this: making goals for myself…
Read Morefirst things FIRST
sometimes we just don’t know what to do, when so many things need to be done and it seems, if they’re not all done NOW the whole world will fall apart. know what i mean? been there? this feeling of being overwhelmed happens to all of us, even the most organized person. what i do…
Read Morethe Caribbean hosts South America’s future
it was a pleasure to see Obama smoozing with all those black-suits and two sets of red power-suited women heads of state, in Trinidad this week. instead of not relating, Obama’s head-on method is to meet and greet everyone, even Hugo Chavez (Venezuela) and Evo Morales (Bolivia), the two heads of state that have uncomfortably…
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