by Janice Lynne Lundy “Blessings” is the sign-off I use in my e-mail correspondence. It was a conscious choice to do so. I was at a stage in my life when “Sincerely” was just too cold; “Love” a bit too warm for a general farewell, especially to business associates. I had to find the one […]
Category Archives: Awareness
Solstice to Inauguration
I’m participating in a Woven Essence ritual. Honoring the potency that this time seems to hold, I am committed to doing a specific ritual every day between Winter Solstice (today) and the United State’s Presidential Inauguration (January 20). Right now I’m up in the North Carolina mountains. Shifting from the freezing cold and brilliant white […]
Celebrating Mr. Clean, Celebrating Life’s Force
In case you’ve been following the story of my dad’s health, here’s the exciting update. He was photographed on Tuesday (cat scan). Technology peered into his body to articulate the progress of his recovery. The image that came back invites deep celebration as he is clean with no signs of cancer in the picture!! Yippee!!! […]
Living with Radical Honesty
Living With Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton Re-posted from Charity Focus I learned that the primary cause of most human stress, the primary cause of most conflict between couples and the primary cause of most both psychological and physical illness is being trapped in your mind and removed from your experience. What keeps you trapped […]
Self-Acceptance
A strong part of my journey lately (always?) has to do with self-acceptance. I relate to what Dan Oestreich writes: There is so much hubbub around us about self-help and improvement that the key precondition of personal change — self-acceptance — often gets completely lost. With all the books and tapes and learning groups out […]
Do You Like Me? (sigh and smirk!)
I had a great conversation with a friend last night about the energy I spend (people spend) worrying about whether or not people like me (us). I’ve also been swinging the tree-tops of my monkey mind wondering (worrying) if the heart of my intentions is felt by others. Oh the places I go when following […]
Brain Functioning and Body Awareness
I’m currently reading The Mindful Brain by Daniel Siegel. Last night I was reading about the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain. I’ll share what I learned with you in case you’re curious and then below are some fo my morning reflections. Right hemisphere functions better at seeing context and the […]