Amara

An Ode to Flexibility

Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.                                                                MICHAEL MCGRIFFY M.D   Do you ever get bent out of shape? I certainly do. I am working on noticing sooner where in life I am rigid, where I am flexible and where I am over-flexible, not honoring my own desires

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Seriously!

Giggle! Snort! Bellow! To me laughter rates at the same level as a hug: You need a bunch every day! Do you agree? In life, it’s easy to take yourself seriously: your beliefs and opinions matter, they contribute to the fabric of every day life. You have desires, want certain outcomes, know from experience that

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Ready to Face It?

Are you a good student of spirituality? By that I mean: Are you working on staying open when stuff happens that you don’t like? So often I come across some writings in spiritual circles that encourage me to stay open, no matter what. Easier said than done, do you agree? When something happens to you

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Stuck in a rut?

Oh the ruts we get into… Snowy ruts, Dirt road ruts, Life ruts! While the ruts on the roads are easy to notice, life’s ruts are often more subtle. Most of the time we don’t even notice we are in one until something happens that points our nose right at it. Boredom, low energy, depression

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Can You Relate?

We are in relationship with everything that is in our internal and external world. Pretty amazing, really. However, how much attention do you actually pay to your relationships? Relationships are not only about people, although that is usually the context we use the word in. We also are in relationship with our body, with money

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Flower Power

Expressive. Subtle. Uplifting. I am looking at a bouquet of flowers gracing my dining room table. I arranged them a couple of days ago and made sure a few of them ended up in a vase on my night table. I LOVE fresh flowers. Numbers don’t matter. I am just as happy with a single

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