Shirley RigaApr 6, 20217 minBreathing in CommunityLife in this Pandemic teaches me on a daily basis to practice presence. A feeling of support, togetherness, and trust goes a long way.
Shirley RigaApr 5, 20218 minValidationGaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where someone is made to question their own sanity or perception. It can explain some behaviors
Shirley RigaApr 4, 20215 minRenewalOn this marked day of renewal for life, for love, for all sentient beings on this Earth, I offer this prayer.
Shirley RigaApr 3, 20217 minWhat I Think of Me is My BusinessDo I stay informed and take action or do I focus on my inner life? Is there a way to do both?
Thea IberallApr 2, 20218 minChoice PointWe have within us an ancient mind and a future one. What if humanity is at a choice point where we must choose between two different paths?
Shirley RigaApr 1, 20215 minShe's With MeI don’t remember when I discovered her. She emerged one day sitting in front of me, watching me.
Shirley RigaMar 31, 20217 minWanderingI've been on an accelerated course discovering myself. At times, I feel confused and shaken when I compare my insides to other's outsides.
Shirley RigaMar 30, 20219 minHolding the LightIt’s so easy to believe what we see, feel or were taught when there is so much more. Sometimes it takes someone else holding a light for us.
Thea IberallMar 29, 20216 minIntrospectionUsing introspection, we can maintain an interior monologue of an "I" talking with "me". We can say "I drive myself crazy." But who's me & I?
Mary SorrellsMar 28, 20216 minTesting my WingsI have lost my ability to sing. I wonder if my tender emotions have been part of it. So I went on a retreat to learn to love myself.
Shirley RigaMar 27, 20214 minI Believe YouThose three words are so helpful to hear when I’m struggling with self-acceptance. As a child I wasn’t believed.
Shirley RigaMar 26, 20216 minSpace for WonderIn that envelope of time when I just wake up, eyes still closed on the edge of sleep, I am in my special time when I ask questions.
Shirley RigaMar 25, 20216 minIntentionsWhen the story of our past holds so much trauma it blurs the present, one may feel they are swimming upstream. There's more to us than ego.
Shirley RigaMar 24, 20219 minGenerational CirclesI chose to call close my inner child. I'm 8 years old, standing in the yard. If I had the opportunity to speak to her, what would I say?
Shirley RigaMar 23, 20217 minSacred VesselsWhen I listened to reflections, I felt myself become an observer of me listening. I live more with the dualism of being human and spirit.
Shirley RigaMar 22, 20218 minKnock KnockEvery time I ignore the knock knock, my reservoir empties more. But I found a way to ground by doing forest bathing.
Thea IberallMar 21, 20217 minTuning ForksI was taught that the only things that are real are those that can be measured by instruments. Nowhere was I taught to sense energy.
Sunsue FlemingMar 20, 20216 minPebble in the WaterI 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.
Shirley RigaMar 19, 20217 minPropeller BladesLife gives us opportunities and some of them appear to be safe and some not. Some decisions lead nowhere and cause me pain.
Shirley RigaMar 18, 20218 minThree Breaths, One Commitment365 days ago, I made a commitment to myself. Every morning, I would sit in silence. I missed community. So began my Zoom meditation journey.