Authenticity
The word came in a flash – “authenticity”. The word is my barometer to my thoughts, actions and beliefs. Authenticity holds the essence...
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Shirley Riga
Apr 18, 20202 min read
Acceptance
Snowing! There’s a Woody Allen saying which I am taking the liberty of changing to fit my beliefs. If you want to make an angel laugh,...
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Shirley Riga
Apr 17, 20202 min read
What Gives You Joy?
I worked with therapists over decades sifting through my emotions gleaning the pieces that define who I am and what makes me happy. I...
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Shirley Riga
Apr 16, 20202 min read
We are the Cake
In the mid 80’s I was in weekly therapy dealing with my new-born terminally-ill child. I made it a habit to go to a bookstore after 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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Shirley Riga
Apr 14, 20202 min read
Beauty
The wind and pelting rain befit my emotions over the last 24 hours, so much so I felt like my breath were the gusts pushing on the...
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Shirley Riga
Apr 13, 20202 min read
The Power of Vulnerability
Broken open to unclaimed thoughts demanding my attention. I am spent in my tears and awake to the darkness in the dawn. Yet I am loved,...
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by Shirley
Apr 12, 20202 min read
We are All Pilgrims
Easter Sunday – We are all Pilgrims In the Spring of 2019, I embarked on a spiritual journey through Ireland for 15 days. I was one of 15...
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by Shirley
Apr 11, 20202 min read
The Power of Presence
This poem was shared with me and I feel it captures the essence of presence. We are persevering through this time often wavering between...
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by Shirley
Apr 10, 20203 min read
Listening in and out
when listening with your heart, be aware of your breath
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by Shirley
Apr 9, 20202 min read
"This Long Night"
Today’s reading reminds us to make room in our lives for our emotions, honor them and know they do not define us. We are all in this...
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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 7, 20202 min read
Surrender
Today is about surrender. We are on a journey within ourselves where the path is only visible at our feet. There is speculation and...
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by Shirley
Apr 5, 20203 min read
Acceptance
ACCEPTANCE As most of you know and others have no idea, my second daughter was born with a terminal liver disease. She lived for 32 years....
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by Shirley
Apr 4, 20201 min read
"And the Great Mother said"
On the east coast of Massachusetts the storm raged for several days with howling winds and blowing rain, much matching the emotions of...
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by Shirley
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Being Patient
Today's meditative reading is taken from Dr. Susan Jeffers, author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. “The biggest pitfall as you make...
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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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by Shirley
Mar 30, 20201 min read
"Use Your Senses Fully"
This morning's meditation reading was taken from Eckhart Tolle's book, "Practicing The Power of Now, Essential Teachings, Meditations and...
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by Shirley
Mar 29, 20201 min read
"Our kindness is a light."
This morning's meditation started out with an excerpt from a letter written by Dr. Jean Houston, a visionary scholar and philosopher....
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