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August 11, 2021
I have to say, I been thinking about this problem for quite some time now. This thick, cold steel wall of writer’s block that now seems wholly and completely impenetrable. As I ponder this problem yet again, today I have come up with the top ten reasons why I am not writing.
(more…)July 8, 2021
Today, I am re-minded that a ray of sun can be like the gift of a thousand smiles. And the rain can feel like a thousand tears. Yet, both are the blessings of life. Everyday, I have the opportunity to see the gifts of life and nature before my eyes, and I am grateful. – Pamela Leavey
July 6, 2021
In recent weeks I have been working on the things I carry around with me that I need to release. I struggle with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, along with Osteoarthritis. Add in General Anxiety Disorder, and you’ve got a sometimes debilitating mix of fatigue, stress, and pain. Two weeks ago, I started repeating a daily mantra to release the emotional aspect of health issues wearing me down. Our emotions play a big role in our health. When we can release our emotions that are affecting us, it makes a huge difference in the way we feel. I hope this simple affirmations helps others as it has helped me…
“Today, I release the stress and pain I am carrying. When stress and pain arise in my day, I take a moment to acknowledge what I am feeling and release it. With a deep breath in, on my exhale I let it go. Each time throughout the day that I release the stress and pain I am carrying, the burden becomes a little lighter.” – Pamela Leavey
Our intent can be very powerful when we put it to work… Intent makes manifest.
July 5, 2021
We’ve all had those people in our lives, the ones who don’t know us, or get who we are, who form opinions about us, and yet they judge us. We may not be able to change that person’s mind about us, but we can protect ourselves from the negative energy they send our way.
Today, I re-mind myself that I am grounded and confident in who I am. My heart knows who my true self is. Nothing that anyone says or feels about me, can take that away. – Pamela Leavey
July 4, 2021
Prior to writing and publishing my own daily affirmations online since the late 1990’s, I found Julia Cameron’s affirmations from her book Blessings to be great inspiration. Here’s one of my favorites:
“When I count and encounter my blessings, I experience a sense
of fullness, safety, and satisfaction. I have enough. My heart is
bountiful. My life is dowried by rich companions and rewarding
experiences. As I experience the power and the goodness of the
universe, I experience my own power and goodness. I experience
flow, increased flow and expanded flow. Opening to receive this
flow, I become larger and more magnificent. I am part of a
grand and glorious design. A grand and glorious design is part of
me. I celebrate the grandeur of this fact with a humble heart.”
March 15, 2021
Greetings of the Day to All…
I’ve been working on breaking a long spell of writer’s block, that has quite frankly, gone on too long. Writing here on a more regular basis has been very helpful and I’m starting to feel accountable to showing up and writing something, anything on this page. The fact is, I’ve got a lot of things to write about and right now that seems more appealing than working on memoir and personal essay revision.
So, I’m a mission to shake off my writer’s block and I hope you’ll join me on my journey as I poke about for interesting things to write about and maybe bring back an old popular topic here, Daily Affirmations.
Life is a path. It’s a metaphor I use often because I am a walker, and over the years I’ve recognized the changes in my life are shifts in the path. One year into the COVID pandemic, I shifting my path. I am not sure where it will lead me. Time, non-existent time, will tell.
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