It was a lightbulb moment. I’m making coffee in the morning in a pour over rather than a french-press.
I received the pour over equipment as a Hannukah gift over a month ago and it just sat on a shelf. I wasn’t ready to change.
I had my method, my system, my way of doing things. I clung to it as part of my routine and ritual. Maybe there was a better way, but it didn’t matter to me, because I had MY way.
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Last week I came across these words from a teacher of mine:
“All the good intentions in the world won’t make us capable of honesty.
Denial is a response to pain; it’s not a conscious choice to go into denial - it’s an expression of what we don’t let ourselves know.
We can’t make ourselves be aware.
We can work to help ourselves come home to our own body, to be capable of working with what comes up in us, as well as what might be coming up in others when they tell us what their experience has been.
This is the beginning of true ecology”
- Thea Elijah
It is such a gift when someone puts such profound insight into words so clear and concise.
What struck me here the most….
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This moment is 14 billion years in the making. Seriously. It’s taken all that time to get to this moment. And at our backs are our parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and generations more of people who lived through unimaginable lives.
If you’re reading this today, it’s because your ancestors managed to survive famines and plagues and wars. Your DNA has lived through unbelievable challenges and carries within in the vitality and vivaciousness to keep on going.
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We’re supporting the emergence of a bigger community of people who live with reverence and love and in beautiful and joyful relationships.
Relationships are fundamentally about connection and exchange.
About give and take - offering and receiving.
What’s most profound and fascinating to me is that attitude makes all the difference.
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I’m moving quickly down the wet trail. My heart is beating fast, my body pumping the cool air in and out my lungs, my feet shuffling to avoid rocks and roots. I occasionally turn my head back to check on Maple, our sweet dog. She used to run ahead of me, but now, as she ages, lingers behind. I’m wearing a thin long sleeve shirt and shorts. Spring has arrived!
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I saw this in my Grandfather’s apartment this past weekend and it caught my eye. At first, because of its nostalgic elegance, but then because of the word “comfort” - here defined as a narrow range at the intersection of temperature and humidity. Comfort is important, heck my name Noah, can be translated as comfort or comfortable. But there are two essential truths about comfort that can change our lives…
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Setting goals is crucial to achieve what we desire and ensures we offer our gifts to the world. Sing, code software, teach children, advise, knit, garden, write, operate, or parent. Whatever your gift, share it! Creating goals helps us stay on track and continuously find ways to create and give. When life presents us with obstacles and challenges, it is important to have emotional and physical supports in place. When in pain, we are quicker to snap, have interrupted sleep, and have restrictions in our social and work life; our energy wanes. Tools exist to renew and inspire us back to vitality. Acupuncture and herbs are powerful medicine, rooted in spirit and grounded in science. I share in clients’ joy when they reach optimal health and accomplish their goals.
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One of the most powerful tools we have when dealing with stress or pain, anxiety or depression, is our mind-body connection.
In the video below, I invite you to utilize your mind-body connection to tap into the strength inherent in your DNA. By remembering that we’ve descended from thousands of years of human being who have faced unimaginable challenges we can tap into their strength which lives on today in us.
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The human body is a truly awesome thing. I mean if you take a moment to think about your body’s complexity and elegance, it evokes awe. Taking time daily to feel and pay attention to our bodies, and expressing gratitude for how amazing there is uplifting and good for you and your health. It can be easy to take for granted how well our bodies function or to feel disgruntled about aspects of our bodies that we don’t appreciate.
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