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I don’t remember when I discovered her. She emerged one day sitting in front of me, watching me.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 30, 20219 min read
Holding the Light
It’s so easy to believe what we see, feel or were taught when there is so much more. Sometimes it takes someone else holding a light for us.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 24, 20219 min read
Generational Circles
I chose to call close my inner child. I'm 8 years old, standing in the yard. If I had the opportunity to speak to her, what would I say?
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Shirley Riga
Mar 23, 20217 min read
Sacred Vessels
When I listened to reflections, I felt myself become an observer of me listening. I live more with the dualism of being human and spirit.
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Sunsue Fleming
Mar 20, 20216 min read
Pebble in the Water
I fell in love with poetry. There was one poem that was my favorite. I read it often. I knew it by heart. It popped up a lot in my life.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 17, 20217 min read
Defining Moments
Years ago, in my old life when I worked as a freelance court reporter on the road, I had a conversation about the meaning of little things.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 16, 20216 min read
Primal Patterns
Yesterday, I walked right up to the edge of a bus I was ready to throw myself under, metaphorically speaking. It was a pattern I recognized.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 11, 20217 min read
The Power of Compassion
I remember the day I started a support group for parents and caregivers of chronically ill and special needs children. It didn't go well.
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Shirley Riga
Mar 9, 20216 min read
Deepening the Reservoir
I struggled for years following meditation rules, trying to do it right so as to reap the benefit others found. But I feared inner monsters.
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Madeline Champagne
Mar 3, 20217 min read
Life Questions
On the other side of this pandemic, we will have changed. We'll be sadder, happier, wiser, and stronger. I ask myself three life questions.
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Shirley Riga
Feb 28, 20215 min read
Honest Boundaries
Boundaried walls of expectations help me feel safe and yet are limiting. I like to know what to expect. Today I choose to be alive.
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Shirley Riga
Feb 27, 20217 min read
Silence is the Oil That Eases Us Open
I am made up of two minds. One lives in my human body, aware of my past and present. My other mind lives in my heart where the miracles are.
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Shirley Riga
Jan 30, 202111 min read
Rewriting Painful Memories
My body speaks to me. Sometimes I don’t understand the messages. Memories hold energy. How can I release the energy and pain?
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Shirley Riga
Jan 21, 20217 min read
Life is Stunning
Another wrinkle unwrinkles. Another reminder that sorrow holds possibility of relief and understanding. It’s time to change my language.
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Shirley Riga
Jan 12, 20215 min read
A Lifetime Can Change By the Flash of Truth
What does the silence sound like? In our silence we listen and wait to hear truth. I recognize it when I feel goosebumps. Truth has no time.
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Thea Iberall
Jan 9, 20217 min read
A "Yes And" Day: Reflections on the First Four Valleys
Sometimes I say something that others don’t like. And they respond in negative ways. In the past, I would get defensive, call them names.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 30, 20208 min read
Breathing Releases Me
It’s easier for me to create my self-abuse than it is to wait for abuse. Today I take a breath and break through the walls of shame.
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Thea Iberall
Dec 19, 20207 min read
The Valley of Understanding
The Valley of Understanding is where all worldly wisdom is useless. Through this valley seekers will find wisdom in all things.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 16, 20206 min read
Anticipation, Expectation, Expectancy, Presence
Expectations take me out of the moment and places me smack dab in the middle of stress. Mindfulness means staying aware. I choose awareness.
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Shirley Riga
Dec 14, 20206 min read
Believe Yourself Worthy
The breaking open reveals the doors to love and fear, the paradox of life. Both are always present because we are human and we are spirit.
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