Raise your voice

This morning, I am grateful to have had an opportunity today to weigh in on something that touches my core values.Do you speak up when you are given the chance? Do you vote? Do you participate and get involved? Do you raise your voice and stomp your feet when...

Boundaries

“Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures.” Edwin Louis Cole I’m returning from my adventures, refreshed and renewed. I’ve picked up a few lessons along the way and expanded my horizons. No, I didn’t actually go anywhere, but I had some other aspects of...

Freedom to Love

Browsing some of my feeds this morning, this quote came up. It’s from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. I had read this at a wedding of two of my closest friends many, many years ago and the words have always resonated with me: “Let there be spaces in your...

Aparigraha

There is a concept, an observation, on the yogic path known in Sanskrit as Aparigraha. Non-possessiveness. Non-Hoarding. Not having, wanting, or taking more than you need. Aparigraha is one of the yamas or personal observations that a yogi studies on the path to...

From Dark to Light

Every now and again we have the opportunity to rebuild ourselves into something new and fresh. I’ve had one of these opportunities this year and have taken full advantage of it. I’ve assessed myself and selected carefully the personality traits I wanted to keep and...

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