Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Only When Normal Things are not Normal…
“Only when normal things are not normal anymore do we realize how special normal things are.”
Read MoreRest now, e Papatūānuku (Mother Earth)
Rest now, e Papatūānuku Breathe easy and settle Right here where you are We’ll not move upon you For awhile We’ll stop, we’ll cease We’ll slow down and stay home Draw each other close and be kind Kinder than we’ve ever been. I wish we could say we were doing it for you as much…
Read MoreLive Beyond Your Limits
At the age of 19, the day after I graduated high school, I moved to a place where it snowed and I became a massage therapist. With this job all I needed were my hands and my massage table by my side and I could go anywhere. For the first time in my life, I…
Read MoreMake Rewarding Yourself an Attitude
Take time to reward yourself. Let it become a deliberate and practiced habit. It is one thing to mentally congratulate ourselves for a job well done. It is another to take the time to actually, deliberately, and specifically reward ourselves. How many years do we have to live before it’s time to treat ourselves? How…
Read MoreNever Take Things for Granted, a Poem of Collective Wisdom
Never take things for granted. Don’t be so judgmental. We are all in the same boat but we don’t all have the same oars. Kindness, understanding and non-judgement. Slow down and focus on what is truly important in my life. Being alone does not mean being lonely. Be still, be at peace with myself.…
Read MorePronia is Real
Pronoia is Real. Here is an acronym that I love for the word ‘fail’: From All I Learn. I’ve learned to follow my curiosity forward versus doubt my ability to change, which can be labelled a “growth mindset” in relationships. I don’t celebrate failure, which is the mistake of a blind optimist, but I acknowledge…
Read MoreFive Grounding Yoga Poses for Wobbly Times
The times lately have undoubtedly been wobbly and unsteady for so many of us. Wobbly times call for grounding yoga postures, and Skyterra has your back (and your front)! Below are five yoga postures that will help you increase your sense of stability and groundedness. 1. Mountain Pose Tadasana, also known as mountain pose, is…
Read MoreShe 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 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
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