Posts Tagged ‘covid-19’
Reality Check: The Truth About Chance
In February 2016, my wife Lindsay and I officially moved to Western North Carolina. We sold our home, loaded up the contents into a large sized U-HAUL, and left our old life and close friends behind. We made the decision to move to western North Carolina to take a chance on Skyterra. As I reflect…
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 MoreThere is a Sacredness in Tears, a Quote by Washington Irving
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love. ― Washington Irving
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 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…
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