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When things don’t go our way…(part 2)

May 17, 2017 Teresa

Well, things (or my own motivation) didn’t “go my way” last week and I am a bit late finishing up…

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Filed under: CBT, disappointment, equanimity, expectations, hardships, mindfulness

When things don’t go our way…

May 3, 2017 Teresa 4 Comments

Ugh…it happens, right? Things knock on the door of our lives that we weren’t expecting or wanting. And things that…

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Filed under: anger, blame, disappointment, equanimity, expectations, pain, regret, shame, suffering

Living openhearted…

April 26, 2017 Teresa 7 Comments

I’m sure we’ve all had those moments in life when we relaxed into our own skin and opened ourselves up…

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Filed under: community, connection, defenses, joy, loneliness, openheartedness, self compassion

Avoiding the weeds…

April 12, 2017 Teresa 2 Comments

I’m thinking I’m not alone in this. This tendency…no, pull to avoid things that make me uncomfortable. The avoidance du…

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Sitting with suffering…

April 5, 2017 Teresa 4 Comments

Sometimes I’m crushed by the brokenness of our world. I weep as I see the images of suffering and despair,…

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Filed under: mindfulness, open heartedness, self compassion, suffering

With that full moon in each eye…

March 29, 2017 Teresa 2 Comments

Many years ago I worked with a lovely person named Anna and she gave me a most precious gift. The…

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Filed under: friendship, hafiz, mindfulness, noticing, pausing, wisedom

“Embracing imperfection”…

March 22, 2017 Teresa 8 Comments

Ahhh, It sounds like a cool drink of water, doesn’t it? Some days I find it a bit grittier in…

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Filed under: grace, imperfection, self compassion

I use to sing in the choir…

March 16, 2017 Teresa 8 Comments

It was many years ago, but anyone who knows me and has heard me sing would find that laughable. Although…

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Filed under: community, friendship, support, trust

There is a poem that speaks deeply to me…

March 9, 2017 Teresa 22 Comments

It’s titled “Clearing” and it’s by Martha Postlewaite. I heard just a piece of this poem quoted some time ago,…

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Filed under: downtime, feeling rushed and overwhelmed, self compassion, space

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