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Hope: how to find the next step of belief

Hope is the thing with feathers

Hope is the thing with feathers  
That perches in the soul,  
And sings the tune without the words,  
And never stops at all,  
   
And sweetest in the gale is heard;          
And sore must be the storm  
That could abash the little bird  
That kept so many warm.  
   
I’ve heard it in the chillest land,  
And on the strangest sea;         
Yet, never, in extremity,  
It asked a crumb of me.

Emily Dickinson, 1830 – 1886

By Alison Wem, ago

How to be mindful while falling in love

“‘Falling in love’ is an interesting term.  We could say ‘strolling into love’ or ‘mentally preparing for love’ but we use the term ‘falling.’ It’s almost like it’s we’re throwing ourselves off a cliff and falling without any hope of parachute or sense that we may get wounded along the way. It’s simply opening ourselves up to the experience and hoping the other person is also falling beside us.”

— Lodro Rinzler, author of the new book “Love Hurts” and co-founder of MNDFL meditation studio. read more

By Alison Wem, ago

Mother Nature: can nature’s music release our souls?

Your ‘inner you’ or soul can feel constrained by your body in your earthly life.  Yet nature’s music can relax, inspire and bring clarity of thought to you.

I believe your ‘inner you’ can travel on sound such as water and music.  You can go beyond your body and re-experience the freedom you have in the Afterlife.

This is why humans respond so strongly to these sounds and find them relaxing and sleep inducing.

In sleep a part of you returns home for advice, guidance and inspiration on your life and its challenges. read more

By Alison Wem, ago