Smile at Fear…
Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves – regret for the past and fear of the future… ~~~Fulton Oursler Because we are afraid, we develop all kinds of habits which over time lead to addictions. Human beings are funny like that–We look for strength in the things that weaken us… ~~Pema Chodron, Dharma Teacher I took this picture over Labor Day weekend while hiking the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) in New Mexico. For those of you with eyes over 40, that is a cow patty with flowers growing out of it. You have to understand the enormity of the canyon and the...
Read MoreInterfaith Service Against Intolerance
Hello all 🙂 In the post below this one, you will see an interfaith gathering of remembrance of 9/11. Sorry to fill your in-box, but this deserves an honorable mention as well. Peace and blessings to all… STANDING TOGETHER AGAINST INTOLERANCE: INTERFAITH SERVICE SATURDAY, SEPT. 11, 3:00-4:OO P.M. Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street With representation from leaders in the Muslim, Christian, and Interfaith communities, with the list of participants growing, we stand together with one voice to reclaim the value of our shared humanity and honor the Sacred that sustains all of...
Read MoreSpirituality of Grief and Joy
Hello! 🙂 I received a few questions this week about the differences in the blogs I write, so allow me to clarify a few things about the differences in the blogs from Blessings Enterprises… The Blessings Blog you are now reading was created to discuss topics specifically related to the work we do at Blessings Enterprises. So I will post things about events, education, cool healing things happening around town, blog about healing or techniques, have a thought of the day or whatever. But since so many of my clients are out of town, I didn’t want to just fill your in-box with...
Read MoreLove is all there is…
Someone sent this to me this a while back and I loved it, so I thought I’d pass it along. As I recall, Marlene Soul of the Sohl Connection in KC sent this. It’s a nice reminder today. Peace 🙂 To resist change is futile – it just causes more heartache. Embrace what you have, leave the rest and move on. Love is all there is. The only way to deal with reality is to face it. The only way to face reality is to accept it. The only way to accept reality is to embrace it. Then you can let it go. POWER emerges when it’s not constrained by the past. GRAB your POWER...
Read MoreSpiritual Fruits or Just Nuts link
Hello all! I’ve had several requests lately to publish a few of the questions I usually ask Blessings Coaching clients. I did a larger post on this today in the Spirituality Blog so feel free to check that out! Here is a sample of the Questions, but you can read more on the full post at the Spirituality blog. Humans get angry or upset about a variety of things. What is upsetting to me may not be upsetting to you. What’s important to your spouse, boss, friends or family may not be important to you, or the other way around. Hurt feelings and reactions often result from unmet...
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Taiji and Qi Gong 太極拳 T’ai Chi Chuan and 氣功 Ch’i Gong Learn the Basics of the 24 Movement Form in a One-Day Mini-Retreat at MABA Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:15 am to 5:00 pm 11:45 am – Vegetarian Lunch included at the Mid-America Buddhist Association Monastery (MABA) Highway 94 & Schindler Road, Augusta, MO Taiji (太極拳; pinyin: tài jí quán; Wade-Giles Romanization: t’ai chi ch’üan) is a very ancient Chinese system of exercise, moving meditation, and energy development method, that, along with Qi Gong (Ch’i K’ong), was practiced in Shaolin, Taoist, and Buddhist...
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