Big-Beautiful-Wonderful

Posted by on Oct 11, 2010 in Grief, Happiness, Peace, prayers, Spirituality | 3 comments

I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields,which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? ~~From The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver It’s a gorgeous  here, an Indian Summer day that begged me to, as John Muir  once said, “Grab a bag of tea and a loaf of bread and hop the...

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A Day of Mindfulness seminar and retreat

Posted by on Oct 4, 2010 in Events and Education, Spirituality or Religion | Comments Off on A Day of Mindfulness seminar and retreat

This is an event fyi…I have known Bridget for years, she’s a great teacher, this promises to be a lovely day. There is a lovely labyrinth at Mercy Center as well if you make it out there. peace 🙂 Taking Refuge in the Present Moment Saturday, November 6, 2010 – 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ** Optional 2nd retreat day, Sunday, November 7, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Sunday ** Mercy Center, 2039 N. Geyer Rd, St Louis, MO By Donation * Sylvia Boorstein defines mindfulness in this way:  Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of present experience. . . It isn’t more complicated than that. ...

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Rest for your souls…

Posted by on Sep 22, 2010 in Emotions, Happiness, Loss and Letting Go, Peace, ponderings, prayers, Spirituality | Comments Off on Rest for your souls…

Stand at the crossroads and look; ask about the ancient paths, “Which one is the good way?”   Take it, and you will find rest for your souls… ~~Jeremiah 6:16 I snapped this picture when we had just hiked over Skull Bridge, at the Continental Divide Trail (CDT)  near Abiquiu, New Mexico.  The Trail head is just over that bridge and heads south into the Rio Chamas Wilderness area, a gorgeous place no matter what time of year.  I wrote about this trip recently in a post titled Smile at Fear;  if you are interested, you can read that entry from the Blessings Blog here....

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Massage benefits…

Posted by on Sep 22, 2010 in Events and Education, Healing | Comments Off on Massage benefits…

From a recently published study…At some level I think it’s appropriate to file this in the “duh” category, but there is also good data here 🙂  If you would like to see more data on this type of thing, I have several links on the Blessings Enterprises website, as well as on the Spirituality of Grief blog. This is a cut/paste from the New York Times article, you can read the whole thing here. Regimens: Massage Benefits Are More Than Skin Deep By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: September 20, 2010 Does a good massage do more than just relax your muscles? To find out,...

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Events this Weekend

Posted by on Sep 17, 2010 in Events and Education | Comments Off on Events this Weekend

Hello all 🙂 There are many things happening which may be of interest to you in the next few weeks. The John Two Hawks Concert to benefit the Living Insights Center in St. Louis is Saturday night.  John Two-Hawks is a Grammy award winning Native American Flute player in the Lakota tradition.  His music is unparalleled and this promises to be a beautiful concert.  Tickets are buy 2, get 1 free for this benefit, located at the Midwest Music Conservatory Sat night at 7:00.  You can buy tickets here. There are events at MABA on Sunday, if you are interested in the Buddhist community in St. Louis....

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