Good Morning Mother Nature

One of my favorite morning activities is walking through the garden discovering what's bloomed then cutting a basket full of flowers to become a bouquet.  Focusing solely on colors, textures and scents quiets my mind while the warming sun and cooling breeze brushing my skin soothes my HSP spirit. Mother Nature offers this gentle good …

Get a Universal Hug!

World Tai Chi & Qigong Day sat on my bucket list for several years.  With no events offered in my small, semi-rural community, I made up my mind last year to drive 1.5 hours to participate.  The powerful group energy felt like a profoundly calming universal hug, not to mention the good people I met …

Be Still

“To be still, get still,” popped into my head while feeling dizzily over-stimulated from noisy store crowds, parties, and meandering traffic this week.   The holidays can drain anyone and especially with technology’s hastened pace and constant bombardment. For many years I’ve chosen to celebrate the holidays through the beauty of the land.  Whether it’s gathering …

Taming the Holidays

“Ping!” my car doors locked as I headed toward the grocery store, dodging rush hour cars veering into tight parking spots then carts barreling into the entrance.   No one was smiling. Including me. For years I’ve dreaded the Christmas holidays and for nearly as many years, I’ve sought to understand why.  Dysfunctional Christmases of my …

Daily Prompt: Coincidence…

via Daily Prompt: Coincidence ...is a word I've replaced with synchronicity mostly after working through Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way book.  Before that, I viewed coincidence in the sense that there are no coincidences, meaning God has a hand in everything.  And I'm not referring to God of any particular religion but God as in …

Post Script to Gratitude of Solitude

I had to reblog this post; it seemed so apropos for where my thoughts are today.  Perhaps yours too? via How to Have Healthy Alone Time — MakeItUltra™ By Eric Perry, PhD-“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ~ Aristotle When was the last time you had a day to yourself? If you are …

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