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Let life dance
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Let life dance

Do you recognize this? Sometimes you can overthink things instead of just doing, experiencing, and/or feeling them? Perhaps…

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Christmas Wish: Connection
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Christmas Wish: Connection

Poem about love by Nisargadatta Maharaj. Celebrating Christmas can be difficult for those who (like me) miss loved ones… Especially for you and for everyone I wish:

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Middle
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Middle

There is a middle ground,

Between tension and automatic reactions,

And that is…

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Acceptance

Sadness - fear - doubt - anger.

It comes and goes.

When we say ‘yes’ to feelings…

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Rebellious

Every time we criticize ourselves; for example, that we should be better as a person, in our performance, feelings, appearance, or care for others etc.

Something inside us protests…

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Mirror

Do you know that feeling?

That you walk by and happen to look in the mirror, and think:

“Hey, is that me?”

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