The qigong workshop last weekend dealt with nourishing our inner organs to prepare for the winter. This Chinese healing method looks at the body differently than we do in the west. If we have a stomach problem, we take digestive enzymes. If we have trouble breathing, we use an inhaler. If we have a headache,… Read more »
Here’s a parable that simply and purely illustrates the power of choice. A young girl went to the tribal elder with a problem. “I feel like there’s a wolf on my left shoulder telling me to be sad and afraid of all the terrible things that can happen. But, I also feel another wolf on… Read more »
“Drop negative thoughts. Stay positive,” our qigong master teacher said. “Turn negative into positive. Have a happy and peaceful heart. Anger churns up the waters, but a peaceful heart calms the water so we can see and reflect clearly.” Good advice. And, from her story, it is obvious that it can be done in… Read more »
I’m in Portland, Oregon, now for a qigong workshop (like tai chi) for women being held in a conference room of a nursing home. I met my daughter here and it’s just in time for her birthday in two days. We wanted to include a birthday celebration in our healthy weekend of learning how to… Read more »
You might have seen the video I posted on Facebook of monks making a sand painting. Before I leave this subject, I’d like to say a little more about it. The artists are a group of Tibetan monks living in India who come to the USA for eleven months to demonstrate the ancient practice of… Read more »
Thanksgiving Day! Nothing to do except make hors d’oeuvres and watch the Macy’s parade. My time to get to all of the things that I have been too busy to attend to. I was finally going to do laundry, vacuum, clean the kitchen and go over mail from the last two weeks. The parade… Read more »
This holiday season, rather than being thankful for specific things that are going right for me now (and a lot of things are so right), I think about being in a state of appreciation. Being thankful for particular things that I have received makes me wonder if I would be able to be thankful if… Read more »
Some of my friends feel pressed to right the wrongs of the world. They are tormented by people who are disrespectful and bigoted. They engage in personal battles to change that behavior and demand justice and spend sleepless nights and exhausting days in frustration and a feeling of powerlessness. No conscious person likes that behavior…. Read more »
The day before closing on my house in NY, all kinds of issues came up. The buyers weren’t sure if the heat turned on fast enough and the creditor thought that there was a neighborhood association that placed restrictions on homeowners. Both are not true. My lawyer wasn’t sure if we were going to close… Read more »
It’s done!!!!! We closed on my New York house today. It is sold!! I can start my life here with a free mind and an open heart! Daring to create with no strings attached! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Ha-a-al-le-lujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! HA-ALLELU-U-U-JAH!!! Share!TumblrStumbleuponPrintPinterestLinkedinGoogleTwitterFacebookEmail