by Sora | Mar 13, 2020 | Authenticity, Essential Joy, Simple Abundance |
When Happy People Get Depressed, Part 3 Another inner-conversation from last month’s dip into depression…& an antidote for just about everything! When Elizabeth Gilbert went on her epic journey to three countries to rediscover her passion, she began from a...
by Sora | Mar 3, 2020 | Authenticity, Essential Joy |
When Happy People Get Depressed, Part Two This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,who...
by Sora | Feb 26, 2020 | Authenticity, Essential Joy, Simple Living |
When Happy People Get Depressed, Part One I woke this morning to a wet pillow, an ache in my chest, and tears falling silently from eyes not yet opened to the new day. My first thought is: Ahhhh. What a relief! For awhile, I just lay there, allowing the emotions to...
by Sora | Jan 20, 2020 | Essential Joy, Simple Living |
I’m sitting in the middle of a clutter-clearing project with everything I own piled in a room waiting for me to decide what to keep and what to let go. Have you ever been in the middle of one of those clutter messes? Marie Kondo might invite me to go through the pile,...
by Sora | Dec 11, 2019 | Essential Joy, Generosity, Simple Abundance, Simple Giving |
Frost-covered branches, shimmering so bright. Fresh fallen snow, so powdery & light. Twinkling lights against dark night skies. Watching wonder light a child’s eyes. The crunch of boots on paths covered in snow.Singing holy music, watching yuletide candles...
by Sora | Sep 15, 2019 | Essential Joy, Miracle Whispers, Simple Living |
Spaciousness can often appear as emptiness, and it’s easy to mistake that for a lack of importance. Until we sit in the empty space for long enough to hear what is really going on beneath the surface of life…like in the ocean, where layers and whole...