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Be Willing.
Forget willpower. Fill your days with being willing. To be willing to do something doesn't involve thought at all once you're willing.
Marlane Ainsworth
May 20, 20223 min read
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A Spiritual Swamp Hen
I can be spiritual, or I can be a pain in the neck to life on earth. Choose love, peace, silence, compassionate action, regenerative words.
Marlane Ainsworth
May 13, 20222 min read
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Linger
To linger is about living in the moment, being present, living consciously, being in the space of no thought.
Marlane Ainsworth
May 6, 20222 min read
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Weeds, Wrinkles and Alzheimer's Disease
Accept what happens, even Alzheimer's disease. Accepting what happens opens a doorway into the now for you to work with what is.
Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 29, 20224 min read
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Hindsight Is Beautiful
Use hindsight to see synchronicity in your life, the strange confluence of events that fell into place because of decisions you made.
Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 22, 20222 min read
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Are You in the Doldrums?
Being in the doldrums is time out from intense living, an important part of the cycle of life when new seeds can grow and be noticed.
Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 15, 20222 min read
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The Cure for Loneliness
Acceptance of loneliness turns it into solitude, which leads to reflection, peace, space, spiritual growth, silence, self-acceptance.
Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 2, 20222 min read
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When Things Fall Apart
Suffering ceases when we accept what is and begin to work with it. Suffering teaches us what we need to know.
Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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Simple Message About Love
Feel the oneness of yourself with all things. Love without thought. Love without limit. That's what everyone and everything is waiting for.
Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 18, 20222 min read
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Three Threats to Humanity
Don't let what others may do to threaten human existence change your love for and connection to all things.
Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Is There Something Better Than Prayer?
Communion is the highest form of prayer. It's a whole-being expression of unity, intimacy, empathy, and relationship with all things.
Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 4, 20223 min read
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Everything Comes
Sapiens: A Graphic History, by Harari about the emergence of humankind, from ape to genetic code manipulator, reminds me how brief life is.
Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 11, 20223 min read
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There Is No Long and Winding Path
There is no long and winding path. The path and the goal are one and the same. There's no journey, just this moment. We are the cutting edge
Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 4, 20222 min read
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Physical Life Is a Grand Play
Physical life is a grand play. Thich Nhat Hanh's golden yellow leaf reminds us that we are physical expressions of the ultimate dimension.
Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 28, 20223 min read
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Give
Everything that exists is in a process of giving. Giving ourselves to others through simple acts of kindness.
Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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What Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is living each moment with alert, unbiased curiosity, as if you’ve just been born. Let go of repetitive, stale thoughts.
Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 7, 20222 min read
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Sacrifice Yourself
Christ and Lord Krishna. Meaning of Christ's birth and life. Meaning of sacrifice. Selfless giving of oneself for the sake of all humanity.
Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 23, 20212 min read
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Naming Things Limits Things
Labels limit things and people. See with your heart. Hearts sense and feel. The heart's mind is humble, open, expansive, slow, quiet, still.
Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 17, 20213 min read
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This Ordinary Day
Turn ordinary things into extraordinary things. Ordinary things become extraordinary when we focus on them. Pay attention. Live consciously.
Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 3, 20212 min read
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You Are a Camera On Legs
You are a camera, making your own daily movie. Make your movie meaningful. Stop looking at things and start seeing them.
Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 26, 20212 min read
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