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Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There: Doing Nothing and the Art of Niksen

I recently became acquainted with a Dutch concept called Niksen. Niksen is the art of doing nothing. The idea is, well, to just sit there. No work, no distractions. No Facebook or journaling. No counting your breaths or repeating a…

By Ashley | May 15, 2022 | Buddhism, Hope, Inner Peace, Inner World, Living Deeply, Mindfulness, Nature, Stress, Surrender, Uncategorized |
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Searching for Silver

In March of 2020, life in Antigua, Guatemala (my new hometown) changed dramatically, as it did across the world.  We went into a lockdown the likes of which no one had ever seen.  Doors around the city were shut and…

By Ashley | September 14, 2020 | Beauty, Beginnings, Brave New World, Change, death, Endings, General, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, In Between, Inner Peace, Living Deeply, Love, Mindfulness, News, Relationships, Stress, trauma |
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Three Simple Steps to Self-Compassion

If you’re feeling more Grinch than Santa, more Scrooge than Elf, then you may need a little extra dose of tender loving care.  And guess who is the best person to provide this TLC?  YOU are. Self-compassion practices are remarkably…

By Ashley | December 18, 2016 | Brave New World, Change, Christmas, compassion, Grief, Hope, Inner Peace, Inner World, Living Deeply, Love, Mindfulness, New Year, Seasons, self-compassion, Stress, Surrender |
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A 17 Year Blink

She sat across from me, her eyes tearing up. “I am at the end of an era.  My youngest child just graduated from high school and my life will never be the same,”  she said.  This wasn’t an expression of…

By Ashley | June 24, 2015 | Aging, Beginnings, Brave New World, Change, Grief, Hope, In Between, Living Deeply, Love, New Year, Parenting, Seasons, Stepparenting, Teenagers |
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Thawing the Frozen Heart

After your heart is broken, what happens?  The natural reaction is to shut down, contract, and protect the remaining shards.  In fact, for many people, after experiencing the searing pain of loss, their hearts begin to freeze over.  Eternal winter.…

By Ashley | February 24, 2015 | Beauty, Beginnings, Brave New World, Change, Grief, Hope, Inner World, Intimacy, Living Deeply, Love, Relationships, Seasons |
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Will Your Future Self Thank You?

A miracle has occurred in my life.  After many years of eschewing rigorous exercise, I am now involved in a sport.  I’m celebrating three months of regular participation in the high intensity, constantly varied, functional sport  known as Crossfit.  Believe…

By Ashley | November 23, 2014 | Aging, Beginnings, Change, Gratitude, Hope, Inner Peace, Living Deeply, Mindfulness, New Year, Thanksgiving |
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Requiem

Requiem . . . Latin for “rest.”  It comforts me to imagine a resting place of heavenly peace for all those whom we have loved and lost;  a place where they are granted a peace so sublime that there is…

By Ashley | March 27, 2014 | Aging, Change, Endings, General, Grief, Hope, Inner Peace, Inner World, Living Deeply, Love, Relationships, Surrender |
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Healthy Grieving

Because loss is a natural part of living, so too is grief a natural process that we need to understand. Most of us will be on that path sooner or later. Knowing some of the elements of healthy grieving sheds…

By Ashley | March 6, 2014 | Change, Endings, Grief, Hope, Inner World, Living Deeply, Love, Seasons, Uncategorized |
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When A Dream Is More Than A Dream

I was lying there with him on the blue rug in my home office.  He was youthful and energetic, kicking his furry legs out joyfully — a playful gesture that I had always called “Kangaroo Jack.”  I felt his fur. …

By Ashley | February 6, 2014 | Endings, Gratitude, Grief, Hope, Living Deeply, Love, Pets, Relationships |
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When it’s NOT the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I was standing in line at the Post Office with packages to mail.  The man in front of me, as he received his receipt from the postal worker said, “Well I won’t bother to wish you happy holidays.  I can’t…

By Ashley | December 20, 2013 | Christmas, Grief, Hope, Mindfulness, Seasons |
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