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Category: Meditations

The Sacred Questions and Self Awareness

January 30, 2018

There was a time in my life when things were just so bad!  In my mind I felt hopeless.  I could not see a way out.  I was stuck.  I had been taught all my life, however, that we are special and that we humans are meant to overcome our difficulties in life; to learn … More The Sacred Questions and Self Awareness

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Focusing For Happiness and Weight Loss

January 13, 2018

The other day when I was focusing away my depression (click here for previous post) I hit upon an idea which I started immediately using.  I spent moments throughout the day centering my attention inward, as is done in focusing to discover emotional layers, but instead of asking how I am feeling, I quiet myself … More Focusing For Happiness and Weight Loss

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Focusing Away Depression

January 11, 2018

I awoke today frustrated about how I was feeling.  For the past few days I have been feeling depressed and overwhelmed.  I wanted to call my daughters and whine about it, but I couldn’t find my phone.  I thought about going to see my therapist but remembered I have all the tools I need, I … More Focusing Away Depression

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Dealing with Depression

September 15, 2017

I recently made a comment in another persons website about one of the ways I deal with depression so I thought I would share it here. I have an approach called Focusing which I learned from my teacher Tom Brown Jr. (which approach I received by going out and going to Wilderness Survival classes at … More Dealing with Depression

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Distractions vs Vision … Happiness vs Joy

April 15, 2017

Here is my feeble attempt at explaining what I think I know so far! This life is full of amazing opportunities for each of us.  Not only is that knowledge freeing and door opening, I find it more and more easy to become distracted from the best to the better.  Or, from my vision in life … More Distractions vs Vision … Happiness vs Joy

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How much can we love each other? How much is too much?

March 20, 2017

In my last post I mentioned a meditation where I was filled with light and had a question answered.  Well, that was not the only question that was answered.

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Everyone's success is your success. 

March 20, 2017

This is a statement that my teacher Tom Brown Jr. says during class. I didn’t understand it completely although I understood the concept. He would say that if someone got a success in an exercise we were doing for class, that shows that it’s possible to get a success, therefore it’s also possible for others … More Everyone's success is your success. 

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Everyone’s success is your success. 

March 20, 2017

This is a statement that my teacher Tom Brown Jr. says during class. I didn’t understand it completely although I understood the concept. He would say that if someone got a success in an exercise we were doing for class, that shows that it’s possible to get a success, therefore it’s also possible for others … More Everyone’s success is your success. 

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Finding Our True Heroic Selves!

February 5, 2017

Healing is all about digging deeper and deeper and looking into the shadowy corners to shed light on everything and create healing.  Today I did some more digging.  What I found may resonate with someone out there. I woke feeling stressed again.  “Why do I feel stressed?” I wondered.  “Time to focus,” I sighed. “How … More Finding Our True Heroic Selves!

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