Naming Things
I can feel the fingers of expectation pressing on my shoulders, I can hear the lists of to do’s being read out loud slowly
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Shirley Riga
Aug 12, 20204 min read
Cultivated Distractions
Staying in the moment is the key to managing anxiety and stress. Mindfulness means creating an intention, giving it full attention with...
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Shirley Riga
Aug 8, 20203 min read
Old Habits Are Hard To Break
And my mind is on guard watching for the enemy of hurt, a hardened habit guarding me as a sentinel standing at attention
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Shirley Riga
Aug 5, 20203 min read
Creativity
Reframing is a way to create a different way to look at a situation, person or relationship and changing its meaning.
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Shirley Riga
Jul 31, 20204 min read
Self-Reliance
I have thought long and hard about my childhood and my lack of self-worth.
Every day we sit in silence builds a stronger connection to...
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Shirley Riga
Jul 25, 20204 min read
Classroom of Life
I never knew how capable I was of dealing with problems. I never knew how deeply I could feel until life carved out the edges of my heart.
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Shirley Riga
Jul 5, 20204 min read
My Serenity is Up to Me
Sometimes I don’t put two and two together until the discomfort in my heart or my body is screaming loud enough.
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Shirley Riga
Jun 13, 20203 min read
I Am Silence
Silence is my friend I visit every day always there waiting to slide its arm around my shoulders to welcome and settle me in.
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Shirley Riga
May 24, 20204 min read
Remembering Loved Ones
I’m thinking about Memorial Day this morning
Loved ones present and Loved ones past, what is now and what was then
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Shirley Riga
May 18, 20204 min read
Monkey Mind
Choosy mothers choose jif Don’t let the door hit you on the way out Mind your manners Take a breath Random thoughts all mulling around...
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by Shirley
May 12, 20204 min read
Inner Battle
I’ve been thinking about my childhood lately Which was out of control A mishmash Emotional and physical Fear, confusion and anger...
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by Shirley
Apr 29, 20202 min read
I Am a Mother Mountain
A simple photograph can feel like an explosion of my senses Catapulting me back 60 plus years Causing a reflection of my life from the...
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by Shirley
Apr 25, 20203 min read
"Drop the Rock"
Back in the late eighties I was involved in a small UCC church in western Massachusetts. My children were elementary school age. My...
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Shirley Riga
Apr 15, 20202 min read
Expectancy vs Expectation
I called him an old friend, but I’m not sure “friend” can describe him. He was definitely male, stood erect, alert and had a keen eye....
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by Shirley
Apr 8, 20202 min read
Your Daily Dose of Loving-Kindness
EMOTIONAL FITNESS Excerpted from http://www.mattkahn.org/blog “Your heart doesn’t just require exercise, but a daily dose of...
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by Shirley
Apr 2, 20201 min read
Don't Connect the Dots
There’s an adage I use in my life – “Don’t connect the dots” that helps remind me when I start panic thinking and I lace together...
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by Shirley
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Listening from the present
I chose today's meditation reading from a book that helped me heal my relationship with my father who passed away many many years ago....
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Shirley Riga
Jul 23, 20194 min read
TIO TIO!!
As a child, I was fearful day in and day out for well over 24 years living with my biological family. I learned to exist in this feeling...
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Shirley Riga
Jul 11, 20192 min read
What personal power do you give away?
All my life as long as I can remember, I have felt other people’s emotions. As a child I learned to survive in my dysfunctional home by...
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Shirley Riga
Mar 7, 20191 min read
How are your children handling the world?
“all my life I have never heard a mother call out to her child as he or she goes off to school, “Take a lot of risks today, darling.” She...
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