I’ve been on a bit of a slaw kick lately, and I’ve been experimenting with various cruciferous veggies. A couple of weeks ago I made a Sweet and Spicy Broccoli Slaw, and this week it is Brussels Sprouts. This Brussels Sprout and Apple combination was a bit of a last minute concoction, and the tart, [...]
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“Our internal state determines our experience of our lives; our experiences do not determine our internal state.” This post is Part 3 in a series of posts on A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. You can read the last post and discussion questions for Chapters 3 and 4 here. In this third session, our [...]
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This Week’s To Do List: Breathe Deep Be Still Express Gratitude Laugh Loudly Speak Kindly Be Present Love
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This post is Part 2 in a series of posts on A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. You can read the first post and discussion questions for Chapters 1 and 2 here. One of my favorite quotes in these Chapters 3 and 4 is on page 53, “The internal equivalent to oxygen, what we [...]
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“Remember, all the answers you need are inside of you; you only have to become quiet enough to hear them.”
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I often get together with friends and host spiritually inclined book groups. It is one of my favorite things to do in the new year. It puts me in a positive head space for the good things to come and motivates me to implement change and growth in my life. This year I decided to [...]
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If by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don’t deal [...]
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Food by Suman Mahmood Could someone put some food on my plate? Make me something; it doesn’t have to be great Something form mothers hands It doesn’t have to be anything grand With a pinch of giving And a dash of caring Add some spices for flavor It’ll be something I savor Set up the [...]
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Winged Energy of Delight by Rainer Maria Rilke As once the winged energy of delight carried you over childhood’s dark abysses, now beyond your own life build the great arch of unimagined bridges. Wonders happen if we can succeed in passing through the harshest danger; but only in a bright and purely granted achievement can [...]
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It is my 100th post for Urban Sacred Garden since the first post on February 24, 2011. Time to open a bottle of Champagne, Asti Spumante or Cava, make a toast and celebrate! I’m very happy about the progress I’ve made and look forward to many future posts and adventures to come. In honor of [...]
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