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Return to Center
We cannot eliminate hunger, but we can feed each other. We cannot eliminate loneliness, but we can hold each other. We cannot eliminate pain, but we can live a life of compassion. “Accepting This” by Mark Nepo Sometimes the overwhelm, … Continue reading
Heal: A Candle Meditation
Editor’s note: This is a candle meditation and centering practice. If you can, light a candle and place it in front of you. Sit with the candle and its flame for a few minutes becoming aware of your breath and … Continue reading
Quilting Lesson
Quilting is a spiritual, mental and physical practice for me. While I quilt, my internal chatter quiets down. I focus on one seam, then another seam until individual pieces become a whole creation. Sometimes, because to “err is human,” all … Continue reading
What Is Finding Your Center?
What does it mean to find your center? I truly do not know. I looked it up on the internet and I still do not know what it actually means. I don’t sit and try to find my center. I … Continue reading
Two Truths
Two truths approach each other. One comes from inside, the other from the outside, And where they meet we have a chance to catch sight of ourselves. “Preludes,” Tomas Transtromer If we are at home with our own center, we … Continue reading
Nature
My reading lately has me in a book about grief and sorrow. It includes two other books about Qi Gong, the 4000 year old Chinese system of health, balance and spiritual wisdom on which Traditional Chinese Medicine is founded. Lydia … Continue reading
Meditation Acrostic–A Centering Practice
Editor’s note: this is an acrostic, a poem based on the letters of the word “meditation.” You might use it in a couple of ways. Try reading it out loud to yourself a couple of times. Notice any shifts that … Continue reading