The Truth is You Are You (mostly the music and blessings) March 2, 2024
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in 19-Day Fast, Art, Baha'i, Books, Changing Perspectives, Faith, Healing Stories, Hope, Lent / Great Lent, Life, Music, Mysticism, One Hoop, Pain, Philosophy, Religion, Suffering, Wisdom, Writing, Yoga.Tags: Caroline Myss, Maṇipūra, Manipura, Season for Nonviolence, Season of Non-violence, Theodor Seuss Geisel
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Happy Read Across America Day! Many blessings to all, and especially to those observing Lent and/or the 19-Day Fast, during this “Season for Nonviolence” and all other seasons!
“Be mature and honorable in the relationship you have with yourself and accept responsibility for the person you have become.”
— quoted from “Morning Visual Meditation” (Chakra 3) by Caroline Myss
Please join me today (Saturday, March 2nd) at 12:00 PM for a yoga practice on Zoom. You can use the link from the “Class Schedules” calendar if you run into any problems checking into the class. You can request an audio recording of this practice via a comment below or (for a slightly faster reply) you can email myra (at) ajoyfulpractice.com.
Saturday playlist is available on YouTube and Spotify. [Look for “03022021 Ready, Set….”]
In the spirit of generosity (“dana”), the Zoom classes, recordings, and blog posts are freely given and freely received. If you are able to support these teachings, please do so as your heart moves you. (NOTE: You can donate even if you are “attending” a practice that is not designated as a “Common Ground Meditation Center” practice, or you can purchase class(es). Donations are tax deductible; class purchases are not necessarily deductible.)
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A Note About the “special Black History” notes March 2, 2023
Posted by ajoyfulpractice in Books, Healing Stories, Life, Wisdom, Writing.Tags: Black History Month, Guns N' Roses, Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace, Read Across America Day, Season for Nonviolence, Season of Non-violence, Theodor Seuss Geisel
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Many blessings to all, and especially to those observing Lent, Great Lent, and/or the Baháʼí 19-Day Fast during this “Season for Non-violence” and all other seasons! Much love to those who are reading (and/or learning to read) on Read Across America Day!
“In order to create a peaceful world, we must learn to practice nonviolence with one another in our day-to-day interactions.”
“Day 32 ~ March 2nd ~ Patience”
– quoted from “Themes for Week 5” of the “Season for Non-violence,” provided by the Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace
So, “Black History Month” is over; but Black history is still being made – and I mean that literally and literarily. I’m not sure how or why I underestimated how much time and energy would go into researching, writing, formatting, and posting the “special Black History notes” that I decided to post this year; but, I did. Given my miscalculation – and everything else that I’m doing and that is going on around me – I only managed to post 13 notes (covering February 1st – 12th, plus February 14th) before the arbitrary deadline of February 28th. So, almost exactly half the month.
But, I have notes and plans for the rest – and I plan to finish and post the rest.
It’s hard for me to tell, just by looking at the analytics, if anyone is reading these posts in real time. It is also hard to tell if anyone is interested and/or invested in reading more and knowing more (to paraphrase a certain children’s book author, who was born today in 1904). However, I am interested and invested. Also, based on random comments, it seems like a lot of people are actually reading these posts “out of time.” – which makes the whole end of the month thing even more arbitrary.
So…. in keeping with the theme of today, I would appreciate your patience (and support) as I sprinkle in the remaining special Black History notes.
A Joyful Practice 