How to scrub a heart
July 22, 2010 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
All of our experiences are good, even if we seem to fall into a black hole. For me, these experiences drive me further into this work and keep me motivated to heal my mind. Don’t resist any of it. To resist is to say it should not be happening. But nothing is wrong. The world [...]
John Lennon
It matters not Who you love, Where you love, Why you love, When you love, Or how you love, It matters only that you love.” ~John Lennon
Dalai Lama
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama
Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow [...]
Hans Hofmann
The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. – Hans Hofmann
Leonard Cohen
Ring the bells that can still ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in. ~Leonard Cohen
Marianne Williamson
Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. [...]
Read the fine print
June 30, 2010 by Patricia
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In the blog titled “Things are warming up”, I wrote briefly about a fever that first appeared on June 11 and the diagnostic tests showed no cause. It left yesterday because this patient would not give up on sourcing the cause. I prayed to be shown somehow what was seeding the fever. On Monday June [...]
Stuart Mooney, Jr.
Now, we think, “It is my drama”. “It is happening to me personally”. In Enlightenment, the function of the brain shifts and we experience ourseves as “separate” from the drama. Then we are free from its binding influence. In Enlightenment, the drama is just happening to itself. It is no longer personal. And there is no longer [...]
An unforgettable and forgettable birthday
June 28, 2010 by Patricia
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As birthdays come and go, this 54th celebration last Friday will certainly be an unforgettable and forgettable one. This is the unforgettable part. A few of my nearest and dearest amazing, giving friends gathered Friday morning for brunch at my favorite Hau Tree Lanai Restaurant. When you choose to celebrate life go to the [...]
On June 25, 2008, my 13-year-old son and I boarded a plane for Honolulu, Hawaii. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on an island. There is something in my life that I did NOT wish for. I am experiencing cancer for the third time.