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    Lap Time
    Mary Sorrells
    • Jul 24, 2021
    • 8 min

    Lap Time

    By Mary Sorrells Two days before I joined this meditation group, I wrote a self-diagnosis in my journal. I declared that I had...
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    Incubating Love
    Nancy Bragg
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 5 min

    Incubating Love

    Divine Love is working in this group as we journey toward spiritual wholeness. We hold each other in love, building a spiritual foundation.
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    Love is the Pulse
    Shirley Riga
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 4 min

    Love is the Pulse

    We continue to bear the light As we live our lives day after day Time confines us by human standards And we are so much more
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    Living Without a Net
    Shirley Riga
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    Living Without a Net

    Yesterday was a day in my history. I lived without a net. I stayed in the present. I didn’t look forward or back. It was a free day.
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    Welcoming
    Shirley Riga
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Welcoming

    I am grateful for the sunshine today. Sunshine has broken free from the darkness. June has broken free from May. And it’s a new day!
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    Feeling Unloved
    Nancy Bragg
    • May 7, 2021
    • 7 min

    Feeling Unloved

    For years I have been telling myself a story that begins on my first birthday when my sister was born with a hole in her heart.
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    The Process of Letting Go
    Thea Iberall
    • May 3, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Process of Letting Go

    Some pain is so great that it's necessary to hold onto it to give it the significance it deserves. Anything short of that trivializes it.
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    Alignment
    Shirley Riga
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 7 min

    Alignment

    I reparent myself by choosing gentleness no matter the consequence at hand. It’s not easy because my brain's trained to judge, blame, punish
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    Awakening
    Shirley Riga
    • Apr 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Awakening

    We live our lives doing the best we can, seeking love and acceptance, finding guidance and direction. Fear divides us.
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    Pebble in the Water
    Sunsue Fleming
    • Mar 20, 2021
    • 6 min

    Pebble in the Water

    I fell in love with poetry. There was one poem that was my favorite. I read it often. I knew it by heart. It popped up a lot in my life.
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    Three Breaths, One Commitment
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 8 min

    Three Breaths, One Commitment

    365 days ago, I made a commitment to myself. Every morning, I would sit in silence. I missed community. So began my Zoom meditation journey.
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    Defining Moments
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 17, 2021
    • 7 min

    Defining Moments

    Years ago, in my old life when I worked as a freelance court reporter on the road, I had a conversation about the meaning of little things.
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    Primal Patterns
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    Primal Patterns

    Yesterday, I walked right up to the edge of a bus I was ready to throw myself under, metaphorically speaking. It was a pattern I recognized.
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    The Power of Compassion
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Power of Compassion

    I remember the day I started a support group for parents and caregivers of chronically ill and special needs children. It didn't go well.
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    Wander with Awareness
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 8, 2021
    • 7 min

    Wander with Awareness

    As you practice silence, be patient with your mind. It is the web that we peer through to see our divine nature.
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    Life Questions
    Madeline Champagne
    • Mar 3, 2021
    • 7 min

    Life Questions

    On the other side of this pandemic, we will have changed. We'll be sadder, happier, wiser, and stronger. I ask myself three life questions.
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    Last Words
    Ancelin Wolfe
    • Feb 23, 2021
    • 7 min

    Last Words

    I have been thinking about the loneliness of Covid—each of us confined in our lives with our individual configurations. Alone with our fear.
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    Our Breath is Our Bridge
    Shirley Riga
    • Feb 14, 2021
    • 7 min

    Our Breath is Our Bridge

    This is a meditation about comfort. With awareness, breathe in and slowly breathe out relax into comforting breath. You are one with the air
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    Healing With Sound
    Shirley Riga
    • Feb 13, 2021
    • 9 min

    Healing With Sound

    Covid is looking in my window. I experience a guided meditation early this morning, and tears welled up. I choose to face my fear.
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    Reframing
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 8 min

    Reframing

    My energy is changing. I get scared. I give myself permission to continue and allow it to happen. Just be where I am, without labels.
    40 views0 comments
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