Category: Compassion
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Should You Ever Give Up?
Picture from: https://weatherfarm.com/community-photos/tornado-season-touches-down-in-alberta/ I was listening to some people talking in the shopping mall. They were talking about a friend who had suffered some extreme bad luck. They marveled at […]
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Our Expectations Cause Problems
I have four friends tell me that I expect too much of them. This makes me laugh because I expect them to be exactly as they are… imperfect humans. I […]
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Spring Equinox 2019
The Spring Equinox 2019 is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. An equinox is the moment in time (not a day-long event) when the Sun stands directly above the equator and […]
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A Line In The Sand or Co-creation?
Hello Questers! If you have a story to share or an idea for a blog or a series of blog posts, I would love to hear it. Please send your […]
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Silhouette
Silhouette “Silhouette of an oak tree in early spring 2008” Copyright March 2008 by Judith Hirst I was flipping through some pictures and I found this picture that I’d taken […]
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What Happens If You Practice Being Grateful for a Month?
Send your ideas for blog postings and your comments about different blogs to Judith at [email protected], and I will post them on the blog. What Happens If You Practice Being […]
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Being Kind To Yourself This Year – 2019
No rules this year… just guidelines! Be kind to yourself and do not set yourself up for failure. Life is good. Recognize that fact. Life is not out to get […]
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Ancestors Speak – Tree of Life
The CHA WAKAN card – Tree of Life, #32, from The Lakota Sweat Lodge Cards by Chief Archie Fire Lame Deer and Helene Sarkis In many traditions, the TREE OF […]
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Grow From The Inside Out
When we are children, our physical body and mental body development happen at a pace that is dictated by the internal genetic programming. Someone cannot lean over the child and […]
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A Story About Anger and Releasing It
As I was sitting and pondering, my guides directed me to this wonderful story by Osho. They asked me to share it with all of you as a gift; a […]
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Our Journey – Dealing With Fear
Either as a parent or as an observer of parents, you have probably seen that parents tend to keep their children in line with fear. You may have even practiced […]
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20 Ways to Get Good Karma Instructions for Life
–by The Dalai Lama 1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. 2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson. 3. Follow the three R’s: […]
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Why “Focus on the Bright Side” Isn’t Helpful Advice
From the Editor: The following article appears on the https://tinybuddha.com website. It was written by Vironika Tugaleva. It is a beautiful writing about an issue that many of us wrestle […]
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Letting Go–It is Hard to Do!
Several weeks ago, my mother, who is in a nursing home, had a bad fall. The first question is always, “How did that happen?”. And the second question is, “How […]
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The Strong Minded Snake (Determination gains Respect) from Buddha Teachings
Once upon a time there was a doctor who was an expert at treating snakebites. One day he was called for by the relatives of a man who had been […]
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Live It Well
Thanks to my friend, Leslie, for sending me this wonderfully inspirational writing. Your blog master, Judith Hirst Live It Well You know, time has a way of moving quickly and […]
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Throat Chakra Thoughts
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Talking About Self-Esteem
The conversation began with, “I don’t think that I am smart enough to do …..” That’s all I heard. I confess. I was eavesdropping. When I heard those words my […]
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THE SOUND OF “OM”
Several years ago, I was teaching a beginner’s meditation class, and as part of the workshop, explained the concept of the word/sound “OM” to the participants. Then we did some […]
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The Story of the Shovel Wiseman
Over time, “things” come and go from our lives. However, if you are like me, there are some things that really are hard to let go of. These “things” have […]