Archive for the tag 'Living in the present moment'

April 25 2011

How Much Did You Love?

It was Easter weekend at our house, and our family tradition is to attend mass on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.  It is a lot of church for one weekend, and yet it is my favorite time of year in the church.  And I am grateful to hear my sixteen year old daughter [...]

April 7 2011

Following My Heart, Living My Mission

Tuesday I had the opportunity to reconnect with a friend.  She was struggling with some life issues (Aren’t we all?) so we met and talked for a couple of hours.  It is always amazing to hear the words coming out of my mouth that bring clarity to her, while in the background I hear another [...]

March 24 2011

Living the Imperfect Moments

The spiritual life is about being open to every moment, however incomplete, because every moment in life has something to teach us about what it means to live well. It is about realizing that sometimes the perfection of the moment lies in accepting its imperfections. Joan Chittister, Welcome to the Wisdom of the World I [...]

March 18 2011

Contentment Can’t be Bought

“Life, we think, is simply a series of tasks to perform, a list of things to do: get the job, buy the house, finish the degree, have the children, do the work. It takes years to figure out, if we ever do, that life is not a task at all. Life is far more difficult [...]

March 4 2011

Let’s Ebb Over a Cup of Tea!

“Let’s ebb together over tea.” That’s what I told my friend Donna today as we were talking about our week.  She is listening to Joan Anderson on CD, soaking in the wisdom of the waves of the ocean by which Joan writes.  Joan’s book, “A Year by the Sea” is an amazing read, and worth [...]

February 24 2011

A Mother’s True Calling: Not to Fix But to Be With

It was the disturbing quality of the scream coming from one son looking at his brother that alerted Cindy and told her something was terribly wrong.  Her fourteen year old son Stephen was lying as stiff as a board in the middle of the family room having a seizure.     The doctors were quick to tell [...]

February 11 2011

Feel Good Friday!

Yesterday, I had the privilege of body work by Charmaine Stattman from Massage Works Healing Center.  I asked for “soul work”  and I got that along with some extra “sole work”, you know, a little reflexology!  Thanks Charmaine, for your wonderful healing energy! Since I would like others to experience the joy of energy work,  [...]

February 3 2011

Unspoken Prayer

It has been an interesting week for me, feeling a little overwhelmed with book writing, job hunting, and keeping my balance.  I wrote this poem back in December and now have it as part of my book.  She Moved Mountains is still in progress, and while I may be a little slower than I want [...]

January 24 2011

Entering into Quiet

Meditation can be an important daily ritual to calm one’s mind, reduce heart rate and blood pressure, and bring one into the present moment.  However, if you don’t know how to meditate, it can be stressful, especially if it brings up the feelings of not being good enough because you can’t seem to get it [...]

January 20 2011

Holding Sacred Space

Walking through a doorway at the public library, I greeted the gentleman stepping the same way. “Nice smile,” he said.  We talked about the storm  moving in on the wind, and then he said, “Peace be with you.”  I returned the sentiment.  A tiny healing was sent out between us, and in that moment, all [...]

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