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Spacious Home, Spacious Life
"Don't let them think that we've broken down; that we've cracked up. We've merely dropped leaves for further spring."–Rumi.
Yesterday I went from being on top of the world to being on the bottom in less than two hours. From the highest of the high to crash and burn …
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“We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.”
–Pema Chödrön, “Start Where You Are”
In you read my recent posts Stepping Into Stillness and Serving Life, I left you hanging with the promise of this...
beauty of a poem by Rumi.
Silence.
Death of noisy self.
Lasting …
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Enjoy these spacious contemplations to inspire a **clear** new year:
"What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? I hope so. If not, you're wasting away. No matter what your job is, no matter where you work, there's a way to create a project (on your …
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"I always feel that somehow you have to reframe that bad feeling - so that you see it as a doorway to liberation, as an opening to the vast blue sky." –Pema Chodron
Another beautiful teaching by Pema Chodon:
I quote this so much, this Poem of Rick Fields, where he said:
"Behind the hardness there …
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Being gentle sounds so simple on paper, yet I can think of many ways that I can be unconsciously unkind to myself. I even have a name for my not-so-gentle side:
"Hilda."
As in "Hard-on-myself-Hilda."
Inspired by a short video message by Pema Chodron I began to reflect on the ways that Hilda …
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"Take an interest in your pain and your fear. Move closer, lean in, get curious; even for a moment, experience the feelings without labels, beyond being good or bad. Welcome them. Invite them. Do anything that helps melt the resistance." –Pema Chödrön
I'm in the middle …
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Question from a student:
"I was wondering, when you began clearing did everything in your home feel like it needed to be cleared? This feeling is so overwhelming at times. I physically and emotionally feel nauseous, anxious, fear and defeated all at the same time. I often think to myself 'it …
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"You are the sky. Everything else - it's just the weather." –Pema Chodron
I often use the metaphor of the weather to teach a key principle of letting go I call spacious detachment. It tickled me to see it being used in the very same way by a world-renown Buddhist teacher.
Enjoy this beauty of a …
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"Our life is frittered away by detail... simplify, simplify."
–Henry David Thoreau
A big low-pressure system seems to have moved in to affect my entire household. First a major-ugly basement flood. Then a major-ugly laptop crash. Husband sick, off and on with very bizarre stomach flu that …
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"Nothing has more power to transform than awareness. When you become complete inside yourself, the worst conditions don't matter." –Deepak Chopra
If you read “Massaging a Meltdown" (Feb 23, 2009), my blog post which describes a rough re-entry I had after two weeks in the sun in Mexico, you …
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Teacher, author, and internationally-known expert in space clearing, Stephanie Bennett Vogt brings over 35 years of experience to her inspirational clearing programs, consultations, and writing. Her passion is helping people clear a path to their true nature and best life – one moment, drawer, living space, and good laugh at a time. Learn more >
Nourishing lessons in slowing down, simplifying, and self-care, this unique guide shows you how to clear your home, quiet the mind, and restore your spirit. Even if you don't think you have "clutter," you'll love this book! Learn more > Autographed copies > Volume discount >
Retreat for women in one of the most magical settings in Spain! Treat yourself to a week of clearing heaven and a sparkling new you! Small circle of women, private room, fantastic food fresh from the garden, mystical location, time to rest, reflect, release, and renew! CEUs available. Learn more >
In this enlightening interview Stephanie talks about what clutter is; why most clearing efforts (though well-intentioned) do not last; and what you can do to cultivate a clear home and spacious life. Listen and free download >
Stephanie shares her unique perspectives on simplifying, reinvention, and letting go in the Huffington Post. Check out her column here >
Stephanie's second book with Jack Canfield, Marci Schimoff, Janet Bray Attwood, et.al. is a beautiful collection of "30 inspirational ideas to live your best life now." Comes in hardcover and makes a perfect gift. Learn more> Autographed copies >
Ease into clearing one day at a time with Stephanie's popular 28-day online course and audio meditations designed to quiet the mind and simplify. Learn more about "Clear Your Home, Clear Your Life" on DailyOM>
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