Category: Conscious Living
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My mother would have asked me, “Do you mean funny ‘ha ha’ or funny peculiar?” Right now I mean funny epiphany if that is a thing. I could laugh at its simplicity and I could be perplexed by the peculiarity of the collective human psyche. We are what got us here. Having this discussion. You…
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It’s WONDER. There is a fast ferry between Aegina Island where I live and the port of Pireaus in Greece, but I prefer the slow boat any day. It is a super, guilt-free, time to have an ipnaki (nap) or if we take our hotspot, to catch up on emails and such. On the ferry…
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When I am tired or my blood sugar is low because I am hungry for nourishing foods, problems can loom larger. I simply choose to care for myself with the rest and nourishment I require for vitality. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness We wilt just like plants when we are desperate for nourishment. The thing…
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Whenever I feel lonely or down, I take some time to drop deeper into the quiet space within. Here I find the soft voice of all that I might be whispering encouragement. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness A long and fulfilled life is not one gentle glide to Nirvana. Life can get jagged at times…
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Media and other negative voices cause stress, which weakens me. I choose strength by listening to my inner voice offering ways to nourish my body and calm my mind. Exhilarated Life:Discovering Inner Happiness Sensation sells news and fear sells products. Ratings rule and you are only as good as the number of likes your post…
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I nourish my body with wholesome foods, my mind with gratitude and forgiveness, and my spirit with loving relationships. All this I do by loving myself as I am. Exhilarated Life: Discovering Inner Happiness Too often we can’t find the courage or discipline to make the simple consistent choices that will change our lives. We…
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When I realize that every modern convenience from aspirins to airplanes began with a thought, I am in awe of my own power to create the world I experience. ~Exhilarated Life When I really take in the truth of this, I am made small and gigantic at the same time. It’s a paradox. Nothing in…
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Overcoming mind with heart. The sunshine was beaming through the windows and making patterns across the carpet. After days of rains and high winds along with a little hail, we were soaking up the rays with gratitude. Over coffee – espresso with froth of oat milk – my son and I settled into our morning…
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Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. John Donne Right now I am sitting in a café beside a large church where a bell is sombrely tolling for the dead. The sonorous tone is mournful, but…
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A simple key unlocks a greater reality. Deep into meditation – or so I thought, the scent of coffee wafted from the kitchen, through the hall, under the bedroom door and found it’s way to my calmly inhaling and exhaling nostrils. I heard the familiar tinkling of a spoonful of honey being stirred into the…