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    SURRENDER
    Shirley Riga
    • Jun 30
    • 4 min

    SURRENDER

    I struggle with my inner thoughts, my body pain, my emotional pain, my global pain. I feel everything at a deep level.
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    The Steady Observer
    Shirley Riga
    • Jun 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Steady Observer

    A spool is a great metaphor for life. My soul is the core of the spool. The continuous thread holds stories of my lifetimes, past & present
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    Space for Wonder
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 26, 2021
    • 6 min

    Space for Wonder

    In 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.
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    Intentions
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 25, 2021
    • 6 min

    Intentions

    When 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.
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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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    Deepening the Reservoir
    Shirley Riga
    • Mar 9, 2021
    • 6 min

    Deepening the Reservoir

    I struggled for years following meditation rules, trying to do it right so as to reap the benefit others found. But I feared inner monsters.
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    Silence is the Oil That Eases Us Open
    Shirley Riga
    • Feb 27, 2021
    • 7 min

    Silence is the Oil That Eases Us Open

    I am made up of two minds. One lives in my human body, aware of my past and present. My other mind lives in my heart where the miracles are.
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    Your Center
    Shirley Riga
    • Feb 25, 2021
    • 8 min

    Your Center

    Breaking open is occurring all over the planet. Catastrophe is striking lives of all ages. People are shaken awake and choosing their path.
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    Collective Anchor
    Shirley Riga
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 7 min

    Collective Anchor

    In my Silence, I feel my pain rise, discomfort grow, fear grip me. Sometimes I feel anger bump against my insides. Breath helps it dissipate
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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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    Motion and Stillness
    Nita Walker
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 6 min

    Motion and Stillness

    During the most traumatic event of my life, I miraculously found stillness in the turbulence of the surrounding violence I was subjected to.
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    Tipping Point
    Shirley Riga
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 4 min

    Tipping Point

    No matter what lessons I walk through and what learning I glean, I always come back to myself, accountable to me.
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    Our Resilience
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 6 min

    Our Resilience

    Today I focus on gratitude because it helps take the sting out of the pain. Finding the good takes effort and intention.
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    It Takes Courage
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    It Takes Courage

    My silence is a gift. My mind is a gift. My heart is a gift. My human vessel is a gift. I am in charge of rising. I am in charge.
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    Breathing In Unity
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    Breathing In Unity

    I've created an altar I sit in on a daily basis to listen, feel, write and deliver. These 300 days of meditation have been a journey for me.
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    A Lifetime Can Change By the Flash of Truth
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 12, 2021
    • 5 min

    A Lifetime Can Change By the Flash of Truth

    What does the silence sound like? In our silence we listen and wait to hear truth. I recognize it when I feel goosebumps. Truth has no time.
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    Emotional Firewalls
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 5 min

    Emotional Firewalls

    Allowing myself to feel my deep emotions is a key. It’s up to me to find a safe place with an intention to feel my pain.
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    Practice is an Inner Knowing
    Shirley Riga
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    Practice is an Inner Knowing

    All the years I battled with fear and anxiety were just practice. Time to practice is not based on anyone’s timetable. Practice is wise.
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    Time Does Not Exist in Higher Power Land
    Shirley Riga
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 5 min

    Time Does Not Exist in Higher Power Land

    When I’m a funk, I send out an SOS to my Higher Power for more understanding and comfort. Then I let go my request so I don't weigh it down.
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    The Power of Silence
    Shirley Riga
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    The Power of Silence

    Pain is a teacher that nags at me when I don’t pay attention. I never experienced unrelenting pain until I was brought to my knees by fibro
    37 views0 comments
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