spirituality
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Part Three: The Lotus as the Yogi
To understand the “Yogi as a Lotus”, you must understand the characteristics they have built. They develop these characteristics by cultivating knowledge of their own bodies’ abilities. For example, their own strength, weaknesses, vulnerability, and consistent physical, mental, and spiritual… Continue reading
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Part Two: The Lotus
Yoga is deeply interconnected with various spiritual and religious traditions, most notably Hinduism and Buddhism, and can certainly be a part of someone’s religious or spiritual practice. Yoga is a relationship with spirituality meant to unite the mind, body, and… Continue reading
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Belief System for People Who Love Servant Leadership
There are vast belief systems in the universe. We are taught that the human body has multiple “bodies”. We commonly hear of the physical body, mental body, emotional body, and spiritual body. The spiritual dimensions that we know of include… Continue reading
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In Life and Death: Preparing for the Unexpected
It has been a difficult two and a half years. It is just days after a milestone birthday, and I have returned home from a visit with a Rev. Zen Buddhist to plan my funeral. Thankfully, she accepted the request… Continue reading
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Resins, Oils, and Scents for Healing
The last two years have been a blur as a victim of multiple hate crimes and traumatic injuries. My anger is a part of healing, and my scents cure my injuries. I was only able to verbally speak to a… Continue reading
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Navigating Relationships with Disabilities
Several years ago, I called my friend in New York. The topic was dating in general and then dating with disabilities. As a New Yorker, she always has experience with topics such as these. We discussed the drama with people… Continue reading
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My Journey of Renewal: The Myth of the Bald Eagle
The Myth of Bald Eagle Rebirth and Regeneration The concept of the bald eagle’s rebirth and regeneration has captured the imaginations of many. The myth suggests that, after reaching a certain age, an eagle undergoes a transformation, shedding its beak,… Continue reading
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The Mala and Tibetan Buddhism
My soul has been deeply connected to that of a monk well before I had my first sacred object in my home. Tibetan Buddhism was a specific form I seek and sought education. I am guessing there is a personal… Continue reading
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Receiving Love: Lessons from a Spiritual Exchange
In 2024, I received the gift of love spiritually from another human being. The sender has learned a lot about me in return. We needed a verbal conversation to explain that receiving love in the beautiful format presented is rare… Continue reading
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Reverence
You must take time to get to know someone. You may end up building a strong relationship with them and have reverence for their characteristics, compassion, knowledge, wisdom, and differences. There is no reason to be disrespectful to anyone. Difficult… Continue reading
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Spirituality and Positive Affirmations 42 Ideals of Ma’at
Ma’at refers to ancient Egyptian laws, philosophy or concepts which promote order, balance, truth, reciprocity, harmony, righteousness, morality and justice. Ma’at is personified as Ma’at, the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Truth, Justice and Order. She is usually depicted as a… Continue reading
