Tag: meditation

21 Monkeys – DAY TWO: Some Head Twirly Shit – A wee CSA Survivor Bunnyhole Slide

I do hope you all know that my silliness is.. just that.  I am silly but I am serious.  ” I’m a picker, I’m a grinner I’m a lover and I’m a sinner…” Today’s message and meditation took me down an interesting path. See,… Continue Reading “21 Monkeys – DAY TWO: Some Head Twirly Shit – A wee CSA Survivor Bunnyhole Slide”

21 Monkeys – Day ONE

So…. as I blunder about the earth, looking for ways to grow into the human I desire to be… I often stumble upon teachers, programs, STUFF that might be helpful. So it is that I’ve found another free 21 day Meditation Challenge offered up… Continue Reading “21 Monkeys – Day ONE”

Meditative Monkey: Learning Who You Are by What You Do

So the Monkey and I have been reading… We found a lovely little book at Bay Used Books in Sudbury called Let Evening Come. It was written by Mary C. Morrison and published when she was 88 and in sight of the last encampment.… Continue Reading “Meditative Monkey: Learning Who You Are by What You Do”

Resistance is Futile….

Today’s Thought from the Meditative Monkey: “What you resist – persists!” It’s simple, really. You know that old trick where you tell someone not to think about an elephant – that they can think of anything in the universe except an elephant – and… Continue Reading “Resistance is Futile….”

Monkeying around…

”twas a day of technical glitches and distraction… I simply could not settle to the work and so… I tossed it all aside and started doodling… I’m a huge Fan of Lynda Barry… And her nearsighted monkey. I’d had a wonderful “sit” earlier in… Continue Reading “Monkeying around…”

21 days of Meditation – with Deepak Chopra and Ms Oprah herself

While we are on the topic of slowing down… I wanted to share this opportunity with you. It is a 21 day meditation “challenge” being offered by Oprah and Deepak Chopra. I’ve been signing up for a lot of things lately. Trying to keep… Continue Reading “21 days of Meditation – with Deepak Chopra and Ms Oprah herself”

SHINY BITs: Compassion and Peace

Actually… today it is a TWOFER – Two SHINY BITS in one post. (With a myriad of other wee shinys along for the ride). A free web series called The Compassionate Brain and a new book called Peace Anonymous – The 12 Steps to… Continue Reading “SHINY BITs: Compassion and Peace”

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays

Finding My Bearings Now

A post-dramatic approach to breast cancer treatment - by a recovering drama queen

Starting Over

Because there's never enough time to do it right the first time but there's always enough time to do it over

Ailish Sinclair

Stories and photos from Scotland

Cathy Standiford

Historical fiction, poetry, essays