Taming the Tangle: Revisiting Food Choices (again)

What happens when your discipline and good habits start to wane and you listen to “them,” the “people” who make passing comments about your good choices? If you’re not solid in yourself, your choices and your values, you just might start throwing yourself under the bus to make other people happy. Spoiler alert: you’re the one who suffers.

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Eternal Flame Women's Circle

At this monthly gathering in Grass Valley, California, women come together and are invited to lay down their burdens and responsibilities to uncover what’s there, beyond the reach of expectations. One of the tools commonly used is free writing. Here’s a piece that relates to our 2019 theme of Eternal Flame. This women’s circle is ongoing and open to drop ins each month.

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What does the longing tell you?

What can you learn from longing for “what was”? The longing, if you can bear to look at it, may cause you to swell with gratitude for what is and recognize the choices you made that brought you to this point. If not, it may motivate you to change what is and carry forward something that feels it would still serve your soul.

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