Archive for February, 2011

Where’s the Thaw?

Throughout the day, whenever you find yourself complaining, stop.

Come back to your breath and your body.

Offer the complaining part of who you are some compassion.

Do this for awhile, and something amazing will happen.

Warmed again and again by the nonjudgmental presence of your Compassionate Self, your Complaining Self will start to thaw.

You’ll start to smile.

Imbolc: Trusting in What Is Not Apparent

Tweet It’s ironic that on this first day of the Celtic season of Imbolc/spring, much of the U.S. is preparing for the worst winter storm in decades. Our youngest daughter has the flu, school is canceled and the Brigid/Bridget cloths I put out in our backyard to celebrate the return of the Goddess/Saint of fire [...]