Month: December 2011
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New Year’s Resolutions, the Burning Bowl, and Personal Growth
Time for New Year’s resolutions and Burning Bowl intentions! It’s a great time of year to check your personal growth. Here, ducking out of a holiday party to send some cheer to absent friends. How My Burning Bowl Ritual Began Years ago, I made New Year’s resolutions. Usually the same ones, every year: lose weight,…
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Nuggets of Wisdom
Just something that brings me delight: Different metal trivets stored against the stove’s back splash brings out the metallic tile colors in the wall and appliances. Every now and then, I hear a piece of wisdom or insight that I like. These are usually from spiritual teachers, but not always. Some of them, I have…
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Judging and Yoga
I grew up being told by my religion not to judge others. And I do consider myself to be a fairly non-judgmental adult. How you live your life is none of my business unless it directly affects me and, in some cases, my children. I generally don’t associate with people who are extremely judgmental, and…
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Vision Boards for Inspiration
Learn how vision boards can help artists, writers, and managers stay inspired and turn their dreams into reality. Vision Boards Back in Medieval Times I was making vision boards back in Medieval Times (aka, my college days). I had a fridge door covered in GQ cut-outs of hot punk men with thunderbolt earrings and turned-up…
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Relationships Aren’t Always How They Appear from the Outside
Some of my friends and family are worried about me. They’re concerned about my relationships, one in particular. It’s not a bad relationship. In fact, I consider it the sweetest, most caring relationship I have ever had with a man. Yes, any man. It’s also the deepest, closest relationship I have ever had in this…
