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The Stronger Pull
Zennie
Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really are. ~Rumi~
Letting Go of Doing
Zennie
In honor of Labor Day there is no good reason work or life for that matter needs to feel like labor in my view. And yet, for much of my life it has. There are... More »
Healing - A Different View
Zennie
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my girlfriend's Mother had a stroke. This was no small health matter and we are grateful that it did not take her life. She is experiencing some memory loss and some... More »
Living The Adventure
Zennie
I read the quote below today, and it resonated with me and the new ways I am learning to experience life these days. Living the Adventure "I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No... More »
Awareness Through Love & Fear
Zennie
I would have to say that the stages of love and fear outlined below have been true for me. Also, I can say that I am willing to look at all my beliefs and patterns... More »
Conscious Communication
Zennie
What I love about this quote below is it challenges me to open wide in the moment to all my senses to myself and others. It reminds me not to judge but to experience, know, feel,... More »
Having Great Feelings
Zennie
Good Feelings & Wild States Below are some excerpts from Krishnamurti on having great feelings. I have omitted any negative opinions\judgments he wrote about society. I want to focus on what I can create. Criticizing... More »
Vulnerability Practice
Zennie
One tenet of my spiritual practice is to remain as vulnerable as I can to everything; not to shield, the antithesis of defense. Some people prefer my strategy, some don't. Use it if it succeeds... More »
It's Not About The Horse...
Zennie
There is so much I have been taught and bought into about how to connect to others that is not genuine and authentic it is a wonder I truly know anyone else or myself. Literally, there... More »
Stop Looking & Start Seeing
Zennie
"When we stop looking for life, it starts looking for us." Observing an artist at work one day, I noticed that he periodically stepped back and gazed at his canvas. I wondered what he was... More »
poetry
August 2008 