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Breathing Gratitude
I am grateful for… my breath my heartbeat my partner the sun on my face wonderful friends amazing colleagues/co-workers Toning the OM being of service traveling to Peru giving a retreat in Hawaii...
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November Lessons: Heart and Health
I like that in the month of November lots of folks (in the US) pay attention to gratitude. People acknowledge their thankfulness for so much goodness. This year there seemed to be a heightened sense of...
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Kindle a Conversation
In a social media world where we can like, follow, tweet, add, watch, text, and update a status in an instant, let us remember the importance of sharing a real conversation and developing healthy...
View ArticlePerspective
Thank you I95 for the traffic. The highway reminds me to slow down and breathe. Thank you for the homeless people who ask me for change. You remind me just how much abundance I have. Thank you to the...
View ArticleMy Year of Outrageous Bliss
Back in January, I declared 2012 to be the year of adventure and outrageous bliss! My theme lived up to its name. I have had many adventures with lots of personal and professional excursions and have...
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No Expectations
Even after all this time The sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe Me.’ Look what happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky. -from The Gift by Hafiz of Shiraz {Photo by Mary Anne Flanagan}
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Savor the Moment…
My meditation this morning was about savoring. My message was clear:Our path is not so much to find things to savor as it is to savor all of life, and all people. My focus of savor came to mind because...
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You Are the Sunrise
I sit on the bus and watch the sun rise. I walk on the beach and I see the sun rise. I drive on the highway and notice the sun rise. I pass you on the street and welcome your sunrise. {Photo by Mary...
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Look Around
You are surrounded by beauty. Look within. You are surrounded by beauty. Enjoy your weekend! Enjoy your beautiful self. (Photo by Mary Anne Flanagan)
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Small Moments of Great Joy
As I sat on my bus ride home, I noticed how the daylight had expanded. I was listening to some chanting music and I turned my head to see a big glow of light – the sun bursting through the frame of the...
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They Told Me I Couldn’t…
They told me I couldn’t draw and I became an artist. They told me I couldn’t play an instrument and I became a drummer. They told me my essays were mediocre and I became a writer. They told me I...
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Rise and Shine
I sit. The sun rises. I sit. The sun shines. I sit. The sun goes in. I sit. The sun sets. (Instagram photo by Mary Anne Flanagan)
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Celebrate You!
How are you watering the garden of your heart? How will you celebrate you this month? Happy May! (Photo taken by Mary Anne Flanagan)
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Kindness Within
I looked for kindness and found it everywhere. I saw kindness in the crossing guard who assisted the elderly many across the street. I saw kindness in the woman who put money in the cup of the homeless...
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Poem: Hometown
I sit in my hometownStop to get a slicePizza, ice tea, and a magazineThe peace of a Sunday starts Small local town Someone knows someoneWho knows everyoneI still get lost here Sports topics surround...
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I Give Myself Permission…
To be kind to myself To wear multicolored socks To take hundreds of sunset pictures To be vulnerable To be seen, heard, and received To feel loved and embraced To meditate everyday To cry at...
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Come Dance with Me
Every child has known God,Not the God of names,Not the God of don’ts,Not the God who ever doesAnything weird,But the God who knows only 4 wordsAnd keeps repeating them, saying:“Come Dance with Me.”Come...
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Opening My Mind and Touching My Heart
If you ever have a teacher who walks with you through the dark, sits in the abyss, and celebrates your light, be grateful. If you ever have a teacher who sees, hears, and values your very being, be...
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Rising Gratitude
For the broad-winged hawk sitting on a wire, then rising up, spreading its wings, and gracefully soaring above me. For majesty, thank you. For the pink sunrise that reaches across the sky during an...
View ArticleBeyond Routines and into Work as Love
As I come back into my daily routines, I am reminded of one of my favorite books, The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran. Perhaps it is time to see my “routines” as a way to work with love! Gibran writes: Work...
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