Tag Archives: Self-Love

Sweet Ache: Present Moment Poetry

Posted on October 21, 2012 by admin

When the sweet ache of being alive, lodged between who you are and who you will be, is awakened, befriend this moment. It will guide you. Its sweetness is what holds you. Its ache is what moves you on. ~Mark … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Communication, Health & Well Being, Meditation, Mindfulness, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged Art, Artful Living, Being Alive, Communication, Listening, Mark Nepo, Poetic Moment, Prospering Woman, Radical Self-Care, Self-Love, Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, spirituality, Sweet Ache of Being Alive | Leave a comment

Summer Solstice in the Stanislaus

Posted on June 26, 2012 by admin

I am co-creating with the Universe my most fabulous summer ever! I made a list of 25 activities and elements that I envision happening and/or developing over the course of the summer, write in my journal daily about the process … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance & Prosperity, Health & Well Being, Meditation, Mindfulness, Retreats, Spirituality | Tagged Celebration, gratitude, Journal Writing, Lake Alpine, Radical Self-Care, Retreat, Self-Love, Stanislaus National Forest, Summer Solstice, Wilderness Act, Wise Woman, Women's Spirituality | Comments Off

Be, Don’t Seek

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

Another brand new year! 2012 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac and promises to be highly creative, exciting and memorable. Happy New Year! I wound down 2011 with a blessed personal retreat. As I traverse this … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance & Prosperity, Buddhism, Coaching, Health & Well Being, Meditation, Mindfulness, Poetry, Retreats, Spirituality | Tagged creativity, Elizabeth Page Roberts, Helene Van Manen, meditation, New Year 2012, Peter Mayer, poetry, Retreat, self-care, Self-Love, We'Moon, Women's Spirituality, writing, Year of the Dragon | Comments Off

Refuge Prayer

Posted on July 4, 2011 by admin

As I sort through papers this morning, I run across the beautiful Refuge Prayer that was given to me long ago. This is a joyous reminder of one of my first Buddhist teachers –Thich Nhat Hanh ( pronunciation: Tik · … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddhism, Mindfulness, Poetry, Spirituality | Tagged Buddhism, Inner Peace, interdependence, loving kindness, mindfulness, Refuge Prayer, Self-Love, spirituality, Thich Nhat Hahn, Women's Spirituality | Leave a comment

Imperfection

Posted on June 26, 2011 by admin

IMPERFECTION I am falling in love with my imperfections The way I never get the sink really clean, forget to check my oil, lose my car in parking lots, miss appointments I have written down, am just a little late. I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged Buddhism, Elizabeth Carlson, imperfection, meditation, poetry, Self-Love | Leave a comment

Retreat Thyself! To Tend Your Inner Garden

Posted on April 29, 2011 by admin

To retreat is a radical act of self-love. To retreat is an integral part of the herstory of women and the history of human culture. To retreat is an archetype as old as human consciousness. In The Woman’s Retreat Book, … Continue reading →

Posted in Retreats | Tagged Jennifer Louden, Radical Acts, Retreat, Self-Love, The Woman's Retreat Book | Leave a comment