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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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