As I’ve written before, I’ve been trying to take one day a month and do a personal retreat for myself. It’s been really helpful to give me a time to center, slow down, and really look at what I’m doing. I’ve had a few people ask me about how I do it and what I […]
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It’s the last day of October, which means many things to many people. For most people in this country, it’s Halloween; a day to dress up in a costume and either eat a lot of candy or drink a lot of alcohol. Whichever it is, it’s usually something that people do to excess, and it’s […]
contemplation, exploration, GTD, intentions, meditation, mindfulness, practice, purging, retreat, ritual, sacred, Samhain, spiritualIf you’ve been following the Meditate Mass 351 Challenge, you know that I’ve been going around to many towns and cities in the state. In fact, I’ve visited many more than I’ve blogged about already (I’m behind, but catching up). I just thought you’d like to see where I’ve made it to so far. As […]
Massachusetts, meditationFor the second year in a row, I used the day after Thanksgiving not to go out and buy things (although I actually did a little of that) but to use it as a time of contemplation. Last year, the Meditate Mass 351 Challenge started after I went to the Peace Abbey in Sherborn to […]
Art, journaling, Massachusetts, meditation, reading, retreatLike probably many of you, I’ve had a busy and rough spring, and with the coming of Summer (yes, it’s coming!), life is starting to slow down a bit. I’ve been joking that I didn’t need a Mental Health Day, but a Mental Health Week. I was feeling so frazzled that I really needed some […]
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