peace | A Twelvemonth of Self Love https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com Wed, 24 May 2017 15:49:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 67752113 What To Do About Violence? https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/what-to-do-about-violence/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/what-to-do-about-violence/#comments Wed, 24 May 2017 15:49:53 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=5612 “ANOTHER violent attack, this time in Manchester!??!!!” I hope the person sitting across from me devouring his breakfast croissant couldn’t hear my barely disguised “WTF Holy Spirit!!???!!!!” as I read the news on my phone. I was glad I had time to sit there and take it in. I had the time for the shock, the horror, the disbelief and the never-ending “WHY????!!!” to surface one after another…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/the-clarity-clause/feed/ 2 5174 12. Day 29: Witness The Dawn https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/12-day-29-witness-the-dawn/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/12-day-29-witness-the-dawn/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2015 14:06:46 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=4767 I can feel the realigning of focus within me. I don’t yet really know what my writing and practice will look like on a daily basis but I feel excited rather than worried; delighted rather than fearful. This is a huge shift from last year at this time when I was feeling the uncertainty of transition and my committed practice of self love and blog felt like such a crazy leap in the dark. I mean…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/12-day-29-witness-the-dawn/feed/ 0 4767 11. Day 15: A Mighty Peace https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/11-day-15-a-mighty-peace/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/11-day-15-a-mighty-peace/#respond Sun, 15 Feb 2015 13:17:26 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=4102 I read today these known words in a book I randomly picked up off my bookshelf: “If thou canst but believe; all things are possible to him who believes.” It is the crux of opening up to success of any kind. And it bloody annoys me. It stirs up in me anger, hurt and shame because I again wonder, “Why and how could I have forgotten who and what I am?” This is what is being forgiven in my…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/11-day-15-a-mighty-peace/feed/ 0 4102 10. Day 7: Peace, Quiet & Jet Lag https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/10-day-7-peace-quiet-jet-lag/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/10-day-7-peace-quiet-jet-lag/#respond Thu, 08 Jan 2015 02:01:22 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=3596 Sometimes the infinite nature of Love feels scary. I am thrilled of course that Love is infinite, all powerful and ever present; ready, willing and able to be, forgive and comfort. But sometimes I need and want just the very teeniest of Love’s expressions; a look, stillness, a breath. The idea of BIG LOVE or even extending a quality of love can seem too much, overhwelming and not-enough all at…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/10-day-7-peace-quiet-jet-lag/feed/ 0 3596 9. Day 24: Silent Night, Holy Night https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/9-day-24-silent-night-holy-night/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/9-day-24-silent-night-holy-night/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:39:30 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=3415 Our plan for the day included lunch with some BNI Connect friends, a carol service at St. Paul’s Cathedral, dinner and the West End play “The Play That Goes Wrong”. It also ended up including letting the maintenance guy in to repair the washing machine, grocery shopping for a Christmas Cake and walking for miles. The thronging crowds reminded me it was also one of the last shopping days before…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/9-day-24-silent-night-holy-night/feed/ 2 3415 8. Day 8: The Knowing Of Creation https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-8-the-knowing-of-creation/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-8-the-knowing-of-creation/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2014 13:23:55 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=2787 I continue to ask Holy Spirit for insight and willingness to be with Not-Knowing without agenda. HS: Relax into Not-Knowing. The knowing of creation will come at exactly the perfect time. In every case there will be, is, and was everything you need at hand. Nothing is left to chance. Not-Knowing is not chance or random or a roll of the dice. Not-Knowing is from which all is chosen, created…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/8-day-8-the-knowing-of-creation/feed/ 2 2787 7. Day 23: The Wedding Practice https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/7-day-23-the-wedding-practice/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/7-day-23-the-wedding-practice/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:33:30 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=2592 Earlier this month I explored 100 Ways To Be Aware Of Honesty with Holy Spirit. I keep returning to this list for inspiration, guidance, and to see how far my awareness has come in just a few weeks. What jumps out at me today is how it was a revelation that I could encourage, allow and welcome honesty in others by being honest with myself. I didn’t realize my own hesitation to be honest with…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/7-day-23-the-wedding-practice/feed/ 2 2592 4. Day 24: When You Utterly Relax Into The Light https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/4-day-24-when-you-utterly-relax-into-the-light/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/4-day-24-when-you-utterly-relax-into-the-light/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:00:32 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=1479 After celebrating my daughter’s 21 st birthday yesterday (in fact the fun continues for the next few days;) I was asking myself, what is it I am actually letting go in seeing her move on into what the world seems to agree on as adulthood, after all she has been living on her own at college, flew to Italy alone last summer and has already voted in a Presidential election? When I think of letting…

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]]> https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/4-day-24-when-you-utterly-relax-into-the-light/feed/ 2 1479 4. Day 17: Extra Helpings Of Ordinary https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/4-day-17-extra-helpings-of-ordinary/ https://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/4-day-17-extra-helpings-of-ordinary/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2014 12:02:33 +0000 http://www.twelvemonthselflove.com/?p=1430 I am alone in the house for the first time in weeks. The air is cool, the room shaded nicely by matchstick blinds on the porch. I am alone. Relief. Peace. Quiet. Joy. Breath. Time to notice I am here. Pace is stop. Halt. Desist. Off. Relaxation of letting go……………….. When there is always a next thing looming, however delightful, this moment already feels stolen. I lived these last…

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