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In my next several blogs, I’m going to be taking a look at some of the signs and messages we receive from everyday life, through mundane experiences, and through nature.  We are transmitting and receiving messages all the time.  It may be through a walk in the woods, animals, plants, trees, gazing at clouds, cleadons we receive, through tea leaves, and also purposely transmitting a message to another.

The Sit Spot meditation was inspired by a weekend retreat I attended several…

What Was Your First Job?

I saw a picture on Facebook of the library card catalog system.  It reminded me of my first job.  I was living in Washington, D.C, turned 15, and applied for a work permit.  I landed my first job at the Anacostia Public Library.  I worked everyday after school and 7 hours on Saturday.  I was in heaven!  I had found my home for the next 4 years!  My job consisted of stacking books, and helping during the children’s story hour.  When…

Three of Air – Gaian Tarot http://www.gaiantarot.com/

When I arrived home and thought about my blog for today,  I was stuck.  Nothing interesting came to mind.   I was looking through my Tarot deck for inspiration or to find a card to use for meditation.  I stopped when I came to the Three of Air.   The element of Air, is about thought, clarity, ideas, logic, communication, and writing.  The number three is expression,…

Mini meditations, I call them mini-meds, because they just take a few minutes.  I like the phrase Deepak Chopra uses for meditation:  “The Dance of the Soul.”

I keep a glass of water next to me before I start, and a pen and paper.  Also,  I think of a word to use to bring my focus back if my mind wanders during the meditation.  Your word can be as simple as RELAX, LOVE, FLOW.  This word also becomes an anchor so that later in the day, or week, you can say or think of…