Be relieved
that there is
something
that
can be
done about it.
When there is a problem,
health issue
or another difficult challenge,
be grateful
for the availability
of remedies,
even if
they
are not
magic cures.
Many problems
cannot
be solved
completely
but can be
alleviated
in some way.
Life
is not
usually
black or white,
but
it may
seem
that way.
There
are many
shades
of gray.
When you feel
life is
too intense,
imagine it as a
TV soap opera.
Turn the
sound down
until
it seems manageable
or mute
the sound.
Sometimes
we can’t
eliminate
the drama
in our lives,
but
we can
turn
the volume
down.
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Spirit Storage is the name of
an acupuncture point
on the upper chest.
At a time
When I was challenged
on many fronts
to share my energy,
this acupuncture term
reminded me
to pay attention
to my reserves
of spirit.
My personal image of
Spirit Storage
took a new form
when a dear friend gave me
a gold, beaded journal.
This beautiful book
is a reminder
that my store of spirit energy
is a
precious resource.
The best way
of keeping track
of my
store of spiritual energy
is meditation.
In the quiet,
I ask myself
if I need to
replenish my spirit supply.
Sometimes,
I realize that
I have not been aware
that my
spirit energy
is low.
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Artists know that
negative space
defines
a composition.
Musicians know that
the silence
between
the notes
is as much
a part of the
experience
of the music
as the notes.
Think of
space
and
silence
when you
breathe,
knowing
that
the pause
between
the
in-breath
and the
out-breath
fills you.
Paying attention
to one’s breath
is a
reminder of
how full of life
we are.
Imagine
soothing
oxygen,
filling
your body,
reaching
every cell.
It is a way
to stay
in the moment.
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When you feel
life is too intense,
imagine it as
a TV soap opera.
Turn the sound down
until it seems manageable
or mute the sound
and read the text.
It reads
differently
than it sounds.
What is
going on
in your life
may seem
less dramatic.
Sometimes
we can’t
eliminate
the drama
in our lives,
but we can
turn the volume down.
Do you have
ways
that help
you ?
We often
judge
others’ outsides
from our own inside.
or we judge
our own insides
by others’ outsides.
We look
at others
as calm,
in control,
on top of things.
For many people,
it takes a
lot of effort
to put
themselves together
and what you see
is the result
of that effort,
not the
challenge
of getting there.
I am startled
when someone
tells me
that I always
seem”so calm”
especially at moments
when I have
a lot of emotions
going on
inside.
As I grow older,
I am becoming
more willing
to reveal
some of those inner feelings,
that being vulnerable
is a painful experience.
Sometimes,
being open and honest
can be an opportunity
for closer
relationships.
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