Extending Love to my thoughts | A Twelvemonth of Self Love https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:52:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 67752113 Trumped or Clintoned? https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/trumped-or-clintoned/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/trumped-or-clintoned/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2016 21:52:15 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=5517 Let’s forget the fact that being trumped leaves me feeling overpowered and being clintoned sounds like I’ve been gutted. Am I the only one who thinks our election year has turned into some kind of weird reality show titled “The Emperor Has No Sense”? Just like the favorite children’s story from Hans Christian Andersen, “The Emperor’s New Clothes” our Emperor candidates are letting it all hang…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/thursdaysoff/feed/ 4 5461 Five Ways to Use Facebook as Spiritual Practice https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/five-ways-to-use-facebook-as-spiritual-practice/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/five-ways-to-use-facebook-as-spiritual-practice/#respond Thu, 12 May 2016 22:01:36 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=5389 If spiritual practice is our intentional awareness and focus on connecting to God, our hearts and our brothers then let’s link it to something we already do every day: Facebook! Recently I have heard several stories of folks who stepped away from Facebook because of some of the things that were said or posted. I would like to offer an alternative solution. Firstly, if your gut says “No more…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/five-ways-to-use-facebook-as-spiritual-practice/feed/ 0 5389 Facebook: Torment, Time-waster or Spiritual Practice? https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/facebook-torment-time-waster-or-spiritual-practice/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/facebook-torment-time-waster-or-spiritual-practice/#comments Thu, 05 May 2016 22:08:57 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=5332 A little over 10 years ago, none of us had even heard of Facebook, let alone imagined how it would come to impact our daily lives. My first introduction to Facebook was through my daughter Savannah who began her freshman year at CCA in Oakland, California in the Fall of 2005. I remember how excited she was about this “cool site for university students to connect”. I have no idea who told her…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/facebook-torment-time-waster-or-spiritual-practice/feed/ 4 5332 10. Day 21: A-Z of Fear https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/10-day-21-a-z-of-fear/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/10-day-21-a-z-of-fear/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:23:39 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=3754 Fear in all it’s glorious forms and colors is all that stands in our way from being aware of Love’s Divine Presence all the time. There is no need to fear fear itself. Fear is nothing more than a contraction, a sharp intake of breath, a collapsing of thought. The more I shine the light on my fears the more they just seem like different coloring crayons used for shading, drama and spark. Still.

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/10-day-21-a-z-of-fear/feed/ 0 3754 9. Day 23: Tidings Of Comfort & Joy https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/9-day-23-tidings-of-comfort-joy/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/9-day-23-tidings-of-comfort-joy/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:40:27 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=3408 On this very busy, full day leading up to our delicious celebration of Christmas let us take time to breathe and extend much love to our thoughts. What instantly came to my mind was the carol “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”. I just started singining, humming really, this hymn to my teaming thoughts of “Why can’t I get the washing machine door open?” to “Where will we have Christmas lunch?” to “I…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/9-day-23-tidings-of-comfort-joy/feed/ 0 3408 8. Day 13: Dread Locks Open To Holiness https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-13-dread-locks-open-to-holiness/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-13-dread-locks-open-to-holiness/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:09:04 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=2866 I have woken with a feeling of compressing, heavy tightness in my chest, I feel like a black hole is forming in my chest and it is so dense it could drag all of me in. I don’t necessarily feel fear but……..what? Anxiety? Exhaustion? Would’ve/should’ve/could’ve? Worthlessness? Fake/phony? I am dreading that our trip could not possibly be all that I hope it to be. Maybe that is the feeling…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-13-dread-locks-open-to-holiness/feed/ 6 2866 8. Day 12: Going With God https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-12-going-with-god/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-12-going-with-god/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2014 15:17:52 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=2846 I love airports. They are such a picture of an in-between world. All who come are welcome. Thousands of strangers rub shoulders and glances and kindness and annoyance on their way to somewhere else. I love it because when I have finally made it to the airport I know I am on my way. This is not to be confused with having arrived. An interesting distinction. I am, indeed, on my way to feeling…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-12-going-with-god/feed/ 0 2846 6. Day 22: Resistance & A Day At The Beach https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/6-day-22-resistance-a-day-at-the-beach/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/6-day-22-resistance-a-day-at-the-beach/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:22:14 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=2189 Recently I woke up on the appointed day of our annual girls beach outing and was………………tired. I know, it is so boring by now you’d think I’d give up on this. These were the tired thoughts: “I don’t want to go”, “I’m too tired”, “The drive is too long” blah, blah and more blah. Thankfully my daily extending love practice showed up just in time before I picked up the phone and whispered “Can we…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/6-day-22-resistance-a-day-at-the-beach/feed/ 0 2189 6. Day 3: My Tiredness Is A Knitted Scarf https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/6-day-3-my-tiredness-is-a-knitted-scarf/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/6-day-3-my-tiredness-is-a-knitted-scarf/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:01:52 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=1931 I have been aware of my mantra of tiredness for weeks. My daily blogging has allowed me to see just how constantly I affirm this. I had a very full week last week and needed a 20 min nap between appointments. Just as I laid down this phrase came to me, like a feather floating up in front of me: “My tiredness is a knitted scarf. It is beautiful, intricate and well made. Yet it is 120 degrees.

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