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Wake Up Call: 12.2

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Sunday, August 15, 2010. I have 64 days to get ready to ride the Wild Goose Chase. This is a one-day all-women bike ride in and around Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County, Maryland. Getting ready to ride the Seagull Century in 2009. I wrote this poem to make peace with my average riding speed and to remind myself that sometimes being good enough is good enough. No matter how fast I pedal. I average 12.2 miles per hour. When I end my days.

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Wake Up Call: Why Questions are Better than Answers

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Why Questions are Better than Answers. My shoulders tense and my stomach flutters when I hear that one-word question. Because, when someone asks me this question, I feel compelled to know something or to explain myself. 8221; triggers the fight-or-flight syndrome and I have the urge to defend my position or to deflect a criticism. “Why? 8221; puts people on the spot. 8220;Why do like wine better than beer? 8221; I just do.

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Wake Up Call: August 2010

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Dancing with I Don't Know. I, Linda, promise, that wherever I am, no matter what, for the sake of all beings, in my presence, life will show as a courageous and compassionate dance with “I don’t know.”. 8221; Everyone cheered and clapped - - my promise had been revealed. 8221; “What is God? 8221; “Does God know all things? Instead, the lessons came by observing my experiences and paying attention to my reactions to them.

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Wake Up Call: Climbing Dun I: There is no easy path

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Thursday, August 5, 2010. Climbing Dun I: There is no easy path. 8220;Is the mountain high? That’s what The Fool wanted to know when I walked the Medicine Wheel a few weeks before my first trip to Scotland. Let me step back 10 years and tell you about The Fool, the Medicine Wheel and a mountain called Dun I (pronounced done-EE). The Medicine Wheel Riddle. 8221; Without hesitation, The Fool whispered back, “Is the mountain high? During our two days on...

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Wake Up Call: Dancing with I Don't Know

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Dancing with I Don't Know. I, Linda, promise, that wherever I am, no matter what, for the sake of all beings, in my presence, life will show as a courageous and compassionate dance with “I don’t know.”. 8221; Everyone cheered and clapped - - my promise had been revealed. 8221; “What is God? 8221; “Does God know all things? Instead, the lessons came by observing my experiences and paying attention to my reactions to them.

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Wake Up Call: Spinning Words into Gold

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Sunday, October 30, 2011. Spinning Words into Gold. Autumn Morning in Brasstown, North Carolina. When I looked at the date of my last blog post – September 8, 2010 – I felt like Rip Van Winkle waking up from a long, groggy sleep. Have I really been absent for more than a year? Where have I been? What have I missed? These are questions for another post. 8221; So I signed up for “Spinning Words into Gold.”. I wrote without thinking…. I have always known.

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Wake Up Call: July 2010

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Tuesday, July 27, 2010. The Iona Pebble Lady. I turned as the woman walked into the shop by the back door. I saw that she was having a conversation with a sheep dog that lie hidden behind the counter. When the woman looked up, she was startled to see me. “Oh, I didn’t know anyone was here,” she said. “Just went to get myself a cup of tea.”. Friday, July 23, 2010. Scenes from a hike to St. Columba's Bay, Iona. Bell heather in bloom on Iona. Our guide ...

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Wake Up Call: October 2011

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Sunday, October 30, 2011. Spinning Words into Gold. Autumn Morning in Brasstown, North Carolina. When I looked at the date of my last blog post – September 8, 2010 – I felt like Rip Van Winkle waking up from a long, groggy sleep. Have I really been absent for more than a year? Where have I been? What have I missed? These are questions for another post. 8221; So I signed up for “Spinning Words into Gold.”. I wrote without thinking…. I have always known.

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Wake Up Call: Wake Up Call Reading List

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An invitation to wake up to the wonder of each moment. Wake Up Call Reading List. Balles, Tom. Dancing with the Ten Thousand Things: Ways to Become a Powerful Healing Presence. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc., 2004. Brothers, Chalmers. Language and the Pursuit of Happiness. Naples, Florida: New Possibilities Press, 2005. Radical Amazement: Contemplative Lessons from Black Holes. Supernovas, and Other Wonders of the Universe. Notre Dame, Indiana: Sorin Books, 2006. Laurel, MD: Tai Sophia Press, 2009. The Spi...