Goals

A Beautiful, Must-See Morning Yoga Sequence (VIDEO)

Attachment blocks and gives us reasons not to grow

Cartwheels help

Dig Deep you Deserve it

Everything you are today...

Face the truth about your existence

Goals can get in the way of a clearer place - go with Gut feelings ~ Philip McKernan

Human BEings

"I am blossoming in Spirit's time...I turn to my inner flowering securely." ~ Julia Cameron

Jolt that Justification in your head

Let go and Lean into your story

Magic lies in My story ~ Philip McKernan

"Notice the unfolding of one gift into another." ~ Julia Cameron

Obligated to place an Order with the universe

Persistently choose to honor Self

Right to deserve "it" - whatever "it" is

"Simplify the crap out of your life" ~ Philip McKernan

"Touch the limitless space of the human heart." p. 59 Pema Chodron

Unique and inspiring, here are some of our favorite videos

"Work consciously to keep gratitude as my chosen attitude and optimism as the lens through which I view the world." ~ Julia Cameron

Xtraordinary decision are waiting

"Your gift is not given to you for you." ~ Lisa Nichols

Inspiration

Bubble Poetry

Carmen "made it" to the blog again :) thank you for dinner and for Cartwheel photo below :)

Dare to Disturb the Universe

Enjoying the idea of moving? I think so.

"Good Rain" by Trevor Hall

Habitual responses to the world. Hooked by Hope and fear...Human dilemma. Pema Chodron p. 52

"If there’s a hole in your soul / You better fill it / If your cup is over flowing / Don’t spill it" ~ Trevor Hall

Joyner cartwheel

"...Keep silent. Silent...

Let Love describe itself: A Happy, life-cherishing description that will Never End." ~ Rumi

"More Summer" from Mary Englebreit

Next week we are headed to New England! yay!!

Rumi : “Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.” 

"Summer" Mary Englebreit

Take your focus to your heart

Vedic texts state that silence bring shanti, or peace

"When you love one another / Only good rain comes down"

"You better sparkle a match"

"Zucchini bread studded with pecans and sunflower seeds and finished with a Stonewall Apiary honey glaze"

by Zest :)

Morning Musings

Banana Bread and Blueberry soup for Breakfast

"Communication is an offering." ~ The Buddha 

"Enumerate life's generous gifts and hold them as blessings" ~ Julia Cameron

"Focus instead on the slight, steady, constant flow of improvement in my life."

Guidance... Grounded in the safety of Divine presence

"His name brought the angel of words into the House of my mind." ~ Rumi

"Joule pour over" by Julie Burke :)

"...keeping their difficult balance." ~ Richard Wilbur

Love Calls Us to the Things of This World BY RICHARD WILBUR

Namaste' 

"Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live." ~ Dorothy Thompson

Pearls of  Yoga Wisdom # 287 - Spiritual Refreshment

Quality of my life is guide by my thoughts

“So she poured out the liquid music of her voice to quench the thirst of his spirit.” ~  Nathaniel Hawthorne

"True life is lived when tiny changes occur." ~ Leo Tolestoy

Unlimited

Value my Voice

"eXploring my blessings gives opens my inner horizons to depths and heights which are eXpansive, inspiring, and beautiful." ~ Julia Cameron

Your Choice: "One path leads outward and the other inward, You can walk the way outward that leads to pleasure or the way inward that leads to grace." Katha Upanishad (800-400 BCE), India

Zen Moments videos

Sunday Satisfaction June 22, 2014

Andie performing at Napper Tandy's as part of 2112 School of Rock

Bailey Blaze Birthday

Chai latte' from Starbucks

Dancer (Natarajasana) Pearl # 283

Everything is a chance to let go 

"Flesh and blood have not revealed this to you." Matthew 16:17

Home yoga practice this morning with the help of my book from Christine

"It is time for us to tear up the “old scripts” that no longer serve us and dream into being a life filled with love, light, harmony, peace, honor, respect, equality, and abundance for all of life." ~ Sandra Ingerman 

Joy of sharing blueberry creations with Janice

Kinda felt "right" to skip yoga :)

Law of Undulation

Music at

Open it life, change, new beginning "do Over"

Points to something, but is not that thing

Quibbling and niggling are fun words
Rest

Theological

Union

Value introspection pearl # 292

WideOpenMic performance by Andie

shut out eXternal distraction for at least a few minutes each day allows

You to get more intouch with Your inner self and Your

Zest for life!!

Summer Solstice Celebrations

Activity and rest - A beautiful balance

Blueberry soup is the BEST!

  

Chillin with the pets

Doin' the Dew at o'Dark:30 June 21, 2008

"Blooming as a flower, fresh as the dew. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

"Enjoy the merriment of the solstice" ~ Mandy Smith

Flora Phenomena also by Mandy Smith :)

Thank you, Carmen

"Happy is what Happens, when all your dreams come true." ... or when you let go of the outcome. :)

Just

Know

"Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love." ~
 Mother Teresa

"Nontheism is relaxing with the ambiguity and uncertainty of the present moment without reaching for anything to protect

Ourselves." p.39

Pool side for a little bit this weekend, but this time at Andie and Julie's

Quite the family gathering!

Raspberry Mojito Mocktail

 Thank you, Sarah Addison Allen

 Thank you, Recovery Yoga

"Universe is tender toward my heart" ~ Julia Cameron

"Venezia, Where Did All Our Euros Go?" ~ Jessica Kelly

eXcellent choices for the start of summer

Yum! Blueberry cheddar cheese dip too!

Carefully and slowly reading Pema Chodron's When Things Fall Apart

"At the root of All harm is ignorance." p. 37

"Begin to know ourselves thoroughly and respect ourselves." p. 36

"Cease to Cause harm." p. 36

Decide and be Determined to Do the things that nurture me 

Edginess ... get down to the Essence of it. p. 34

Fundamental well being of our body, speech and mind. p. 36

Groundlessness --> Gentle mindfulness p. 36

Honestly relate to the immediacy of our experience and respect ourselves enough not to judge it. p.32

"It's a lifetime's journey" p. 32 "It's there bubbling along all the time." p. 34

Jumpy, Jittery, Juicy

"Know ourselves thoroughly and respect ourselves" p.36

"Liberation that naturally arises when we are completely here, without anxiety about imperfection." p. 37

Mindfulness is the ground; refraining is the path p. 33

"Not causing harm requires staying awake." p. 37

"Once there was a young warrior..." p. 34
Passionately Pause
Quiet the mind

Refraining is the method for getting to know the nature of this Restlessness and fear.
Stay awake. Slow down. Notice. p. 37
Transformative experience to simply pause...
Underneath our ordinary lives... there is a fundamental groundlessness." p. 34
Very stuck habitual patterns of mind p.
When the Water is churned up, nothing can be seen. p. 37
relaX with the groundlessness of our situation p. 38

The week in review

Awakening ... with the help of Pema Chodron's When Things Fall Apart

"Basically, life has just nailed us." p. 13

Compassionate

Discovery of...

Egolessness: Energy pierces us to the heart, and it opens up." p.16

Gentle Groundlessness

"Invitation to notice...not get carried away by hope and fear." p. 13

Knack of Kindness p. 29?

Lighten up and Loosen our grip. p. 18

Maitri: sanskrit word for loving-kindness

Opportunity to Open up or shut down p. 12 "Out of nowhere, we stop struggling and relax." p. 17

Problems become assets

"Quite nice, sometimes walking along with someone, without talking." P.S. I Love You

Reconnect with our true nature "Reaching our limit is like finding a doorway to sanity." p. 16

Svātantrya from the Sanskrit, sva meaning self and tantram meaning dependence ('self-dependency', or 'free will') is the Kashmir Shaivism concept of divine sovereignty.

This very moment is the perfect teacher.

"Unfathomable, ordinary everyday lives." p. 17

Vipassana (Basic) Meditation with Tara Brach

eXaggerated sense of there being nowhere to hide.

"You cannot transmit wisdom and insight to another person. The seed is already there. A good teacher touches the seed, allowing it to wake up, to sprout, and to grow." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Zite: catching up on a few articles :)

Meredith Plant Beauty from A to Z

A is for this Amazing Artichoke

B is for Butterfly Bushes by the library

C is for the Captivating Catalpas

D is for Dogwood

E is for Edgeworthia

F is for Formosa lily

G is for Gordonia

H is for Hydrangea

I is for Iris

J is for Jerusalem sage

K is for Kalm St. Johnswort (Hypericum kalmianum)

L is for Lilac

Magnificent Magnolia

N is for Nepeta - catnip salvia

O is for Oleander 

P is for Passion

Q is for Quercus lyrata

R is for Roses

S is for Sunflowers 

T is for Tongue Oil Tree

U is for Ulmus in the plant family Ulmaceae (Elm trees for example)

V is for Viburnum

 W is for Wisteria

X is for the Xanthorrhoeaceae family

Y is for Yarrow

Z is for Zieste (Stachys)

and ... Zucchini!