Monthly Archives: February 2009

Into Each Life Some Kindness May Fall

By Susan | February 28, 2009

The quote is actually “into each life some rain must fall”*, and while I have certainly met some grouchy people too, I am struck by kindnesses that have been extended to me since embarking on my adventure. This is a tough economic time and we wouldn’t be too surprised to see people focusing on their [...]

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Finding Happiness Within – The Surefire Way to Inner Calm

By Susan | February 18, 2009

Happiness is an elusive emotion that all of us want but very few of us truly have. We spend most of our lives looking for happiness, either in people, things or activities. But what we don’t understand is that real happiness has to come from within, that we have to find it in ourselves rather [...]

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Open Secret

By Susan | February 12, 2009

“Learn the Alchemy
true human beings know.
The moment you accept
what troubles you’ve been given,
the door will open.”
~ Rumi
 
 
As part of my fledgling meditation practice, I have been reading “Broken Open, How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow” by Elizabeth Lesser, and she quotes Rumi (a 13th century Persian poet) extensively. There is this great chapter entitled [...]

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She inspires me

By Susan | February 1, 2009

She inspires me.
She moves, not with speed but with a quiet determination. Her gait is uneven and each step clearly requires a level of concentration that most of us don’t put to use often. She comes even on the coldest, rawest days, and as I sit in the comfort and warmth of my store and [...]

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