Tag: unconditional love
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Thoughts on Ego
The word ego is thrown around quite a bit and has more than one meaning. It may be most commonly thought of as having self-confidence or self-importance. In psychoanalytic theory, Freud describes the ego as being part of the make-up of our psyche, along with our id and superego. Here the ego mediates between the…
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Forget about enlightenment…
Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are And listen to the wind singing in your veins. Feel the love, the longing, and the fear in your bones. Open your heart to who you are, right now, Not who you would like to be. Not the saint you’re striving to become. But the being right…
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Appreciate all Relationships
“People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which one it is, you will know what to do for each person. When someone is in your life for a REASON…it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through…
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I Ask Claire How I Should Live My Life
I love Mary Oliver’s poem to her dog Percy (both deceased now): I Ask Percy How I Should Live My Life Love, love, love, says Percy And hurry as fast as you can along the shining beach, or the rubble, or the dust Then, go to sleep. Give up your body heat, your beating heart.…
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Who’s the enemy?
I couldn’t take any more of the news. I’ve been impressed and inspired by all those protesting and then conversely disappointed by words and actions of our top dog. I’m on information overload and working hard to feel calm. I’ve been meditating again, 5 or 10 minutes here and there each day, usually guided ones…
We are all in this together 