Tag Archives: joy

The tulip trees are flowering

Posted on June 8, 2021 by amindfullife

In the back yard of my family home back in Germany stands a large tulip tree. My mother planted it sometime in 1994 after seeing one bloom in the US while attending my sister’s graduation in Iowa. So, this year, … Continue reading →

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2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: May

Posted on June 1, 2014 by amindfullife

Cultivating Gratitude and Joy – Letting go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark “Wanting a soul life without the dark, ………is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.” © David Whyte from The Heart … Continue reading →

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The many blessings of longing and joy

Posted on January 25, 2014 by amindfullife

Thirteen years ago I came across a book in a local bookstore by Rachel Naomi Remen called My Grandfather’s Blessings.  A book of stories  of strength, refuge and belonging.  For me it became a book of change, a call to … Continue reading →

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What are we doing?

Posted on December 1, 2013 by amindfullife

Since my house burned down I now have a better view Of the rising moon Haiku by Basho It has been difficult to come to this writing these past months.  To write from the heart as I have committed to … Continue reading →

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A fool’s journey

Posted on September 5, 2013 by amindfullife

By David Whyte In that first hardly noticed moment in which you wake, coming back to this life from the other more secret, moveable and frighteningly honest world where everything began, there is a small opening into the new day … Continue reading →

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Preparing to be unprepared

Posted on May 7, 2013 by amindfullife

Life many times can be confusing and challenging. We may find we live life with the intention to grow our sense of self-awareness and well being with each new day but can be thrown off balance by events, thoughts, and … Continue reading →

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Double, double toil and trouble

Posted on February 12, 2013 by amindfullife

“Boil thou first in the charmed pot. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” “Fair is foul and foul is fair.” (the witches of Shakespeare’s Macbeth) Once again today my class met and found itself engaged with … Continue reading →

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