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Gratitude ~ Marianne Williamson
” I have lived large parts of my life in wonderful circumstances that I utterly failed to appreciate. Reasons to be happy were everywhere, but somehow I didn’t connect with them. It was as thought I was eating but couldn’t … Continue reading
FollowThe Knight ~ Rilke
The knight rides forth in coal-black steel
into the teeming world.
Outside his armor everything is there: sunlight and valley,
friend and foe and feast,
May, maiden, forest and grail,
and God himself in a thousand forms to be found along every road.
But inside the … Continue reading
The Breeze at Dawn ~ Rumi
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the doorsill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and … Continue reading
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The Chakra Journey ~ Anodea Judith
The Chakra Journey (audio link)
Tami Simon (Sounds True Productions) speaks with Anodea Judith, an internationally acclaimed speaker, workshop leader, yoga teacher, psychotherapist, and author. Anodea holds a doctorate in mind-body health, a master’s in clinical psychology and is the author … Continue reading
Keep the Gods Inside ~ Eduardo Galeano
An amazing interview with Eduardo Galeano, journalist and play write from Uruguay, at Placa Cataluna – site of the ‘Los Indignados” demonstrations in Spain. Amazing wisdom from one who refuses to be called an intellectual.
Posted in Community, Ontology, Somatic
Tagged demonstrations, Eduardo Galeano, revolution
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Ten Questions that Have No Right to Go Away ~ David Whyte
These questions are from a beautiful essay by David Whyte. Read on to hear his reflections on the Ten Questions That have No Right to Go Away.
1) Do I know how to have real conversation?
2) What can I be wholehearted … Continue reading
Crisis Management ~ Einstein
“In a crisis if I had only an hour
I’d spend the first 50 minutes
defining the problem and the
last 10 minutes solving it.”
~Albert Einstein
Pain & Pleasure ~ Pema Chodran
“Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward.”
~Pema Chodran
from When Things Fall Apart (page 61)
The Swan ~ Rilke
This laboring of ours with all that remains undone,
as if still bound to it,
is like the lumbering gait of the swan.
And then our dying — releasing ourselves
from the very ground on which we stood –
is like the way he … Continue reading
Meet e-Patient Dave ~ Dave deBronkart
Here is an interesting TED talk that changes the paradigm of medical care by putting the patient in charge. The key, according to e-patient Dave is to make medical data available to patients. This seems like one important … Continue reading