It is important
to take things
slowly
and allow
recovery to happen
at its own rate.
There are no
magic formulas
for healing
physical,
emotional,
and spiritual wounds.
Healing occurs
on
its own schedule.
Sometimes
recovery
can be traced
in measurable milestones,
and other times,
it occurs
quietly
in the dark.
Uncharted paths-
do those words
go together?
It’s as if our eyes
are on the
back
of our heads
so we can see
where
we’ve come from.
Can we see
where we’re going?
If we walked
backward,
would we then see
the path ahead?
A puzzle.
Isn’t life
all a puzzle?
Life-
looked at
in reverse-
seems to show us
what we needed
to find
the place
where we are now.
Those steps
seemed like
zigs and zags
at the time can,
in retrospect,
reveal that we took
the most direct path
after all.
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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.
See what is.
The tape playing
in the back of our minds
often distracts us from
what is right in front of us.
Taken together,
“see what is”
are three challenging words.
Pausing
several times a day
to check
whether
the tape in my mind
is
related
to
what is right
in front of me
can bring me
into
the present 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.
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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It is so very humbling
to realize
over
and over
how easy it is to give advice
and how difficult
it can be
to follow
the same
suggestions.
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