How Much Beauty I See Depends On Me
How much beauty I see depends on me. Beauty is everywhere. Change the way I see things.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Aug 30
- 6 min
Watch Yourself Walk By
Watch yourself walk by and learn something important about yourself.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Aug 23
- 4 min
How To Bless Someone
Anyone can give a blessing to another. Come from a sincere and heartfelt place. Speak soul to soul. Being kind is giving a blessing too.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Take One Step at a Time
Life reveals one step at a time, exactly when we need it, exactly where it needs to be. For a happy life, be present with each step you take
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Aug 8
- 2 min
The Cup Is Already Broken
The cup is already broken. Nothing physical lasts. The best way to live is to accept this beforehand and appreciate what we have now.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jul 26
- 6 min
Reflections on Being Kicked Out of a Children's Choir
Everyone sings in their own way. Not all singing comes through the throat. Our actions and our words can sing too.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Blessings I Have Found
The more I look, the more I find It’s easy for me to look at my life and ask: ‘What’s wrong with this picture?’ I wish my bush-walking...
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jul 12
- 3 min
3 Things I Would Do if I Were Anonymous for a Day
Be anonymous for a day or an hour. Have no memories or old thoughts. Look out at your world like a brand-new baby. Be filled with wonder.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jun 28
- 2 min
What Spending Time in Nature Teaches Me
Spending time in the garden teaches me to be quiet and going for walks in nature shows me how tiny I am in the scheme of things.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jun 21
- 3 min
Getting Used to Not Being Here
Let go of self-importance. Release desire. Cease self-isolation. Dissolve into the great Oneness. "Die before you die" - Eckhart Tolle
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jun 15
- 5 min
How Can I Speak From My Heart?
To give a speech or eulogy, a typed script ensures you cover the material required. But write it and speak it from the heart.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Jun 7
- 3 min
Who Are You?
Who are you? 'Every individual is an expression of the whole realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe.' (Alan Watts)
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Marlane Ainsworth
- May 11
- 2 min
Ultimate Self-Care. Sit Quietly. Do Nothing.
The ultimate free self-care option is to sit quietly, doing nothing.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- May 10
- 3 min
The Story of the Broken Flowerpot
Has Life left its mark on you? Although you may be broken and patched, you can still be functional, compassionate, tolerant, patient.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- May 10
- 3 min
How to Make a Bouquet Out of Your Life
Make a bouquet with what happens to you. Work with what you’ve been given. Make a bouquet with whatever is available in your life right now.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Apr 25
- 3 min
The Lesson of Autumn
The lesson hidden in autumn is that life is about endless change.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Growing Old, Becoming Real
Wisdom from the Velveteen Rabbit to oldies like me: Real isn’t how you are made. It’s a thing that happens to you. It takes a long time.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Take a Listening Walk
Go on a Listening Walk. Don’t think. Don’t talk.Listen to birdsong, rattling leaves, your footsteps and each breath you take.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Mar 28
- 2 min
The Purpose of Your Skin Is Connection
A new way to see your skin. It doesn't separate you from everything else. It connects you to everything else. Skin is a point of connection.
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Marlane Ainsworth
- Mar 22
- 2 min
A Lesson from Tofu
A lesson from tofu. Short article about the cookbook 'Beat Cancer Kitchen' by Chris & Micah Wark.
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