Daily Inspiration
She Let Go
She let go. She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head. She let go of the committee of indecision within her. She let go of all the…
Read MoreCultivate Your Inner Voice
Cultivate your inner voice. Practice listening to the whispers of your heart. Practice trusting your intuition, what you really feel, what you really know. Practice until that voice is the one that you hear. Be patient. Be gentle. Let yourself learn to hear the gentle and trustworthy words of your heart. ~Melodie Beatty, from Journey…
Read MoreI place on the altar of dawn, an excerpt from “A Morning Offering”
I place on the altar of dawn: The quiet loyalty of breath, The tent of thought where I shelter, Waves of desire I am shore to And all beauty drawn to the eye. May my mind come alive today To the invisible geography That invites me to new frontiers, To break the dead shell…
Read More93 Percent Stardust
we have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with souls made of flames, we are all just stars that have people names. — Nikita Gill
Read MoreWhy Grateful People Don’t Get Sick
“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie It’s natural to get caught up in the stress and strain of daily life, now more than ever. Every day seems to bring a new question, a new worry, a new fear. It is essential to…
Read MoreFifty Ways to Beat COVID-19
Don’t hop on the bus, Gus, Stay away from the pack, Jack, Sneeze into your sleeve, Steve, To keep virus free. Stop touching your face, Grace, Stay back to six feet, Pete, Keep washing your hands, Stan, And heed CDC. Don’t visit your Gran, Jan, Wipe down every toy, Roy, Don’t hoard all…
Read MoreLife is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders…
“Life is filled with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders, like the blue sky, the sunshine, the eyes of a baby. To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
Read MoreWhen you go out and see the empty streets…
When you go out and see the empty streets, the empty stadiums, the empty train platforms, don’t say to yourself, “It looks like the end of the world.” What you’re seeing is love in action.
Read MoreWhen you cannot be brave or strong…
Six Ways to Spice Up Your At-Home Workouts
Many gym-goers across the country are finding themselves in a frustrating situation. Daily routines of going to the gym to exercise have come to an abrupt halt, and we’re forced to find makeshift weights and workout spaces in the comfort of our homes. There is one common problem though: it seems like there are not…
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