SpaceClear Reflections

Airing Out The Heirlooms

Posted on20. Jul, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

Just read a terrific New York Times article about the effect heirlooms have on on our lives entitled “How to Lose a Legacy” by Ellen Lupton. Humorous, colorful, timely – this article does a good job of naming the behaviors and beliefs that keep us holding on to dusty relics of our past.
Some of my favorite lines:

An [...]

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Nourishing the Mother in All of Us

Posted on07. May, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

Did you know that I was chosen 2010 Mother of the Decade? Here’s the TV spot to prove it:
Stephanie Vogt Receives Prestigious Mother of the Year Award
Actually, this is a cute little gimmick from the folks of MomsRising.org. Just input anybody’s name and email address and she (or he) will receive their own customized TV [...]

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Gathering Your Clearing Mojo

Posted on23. Apr, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

What needs gathering in your home or life that you can do in one minute or less?
My spring newsletter might inspire you.  The theme this quarter is about “gathering” – as in loose ends, all those papers cluttering up your desk, the clothes that you no longer need or love…
Gathering steam… gathering your self.
Click [...]

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Love, Earth

Posted on22. Apr, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

Hugh MacLeod is a cartoonist with a beautiful, if quirky message. I subscribe to his daily cartoon blog: Gapingvoid.
Below is his message for today. Happy Earth Day everyone!
“Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanic Eruptions, She may not be happy right now, but she’s all we’ve got.
Let’s take care of her.”
–From Gapingvoid
Cartoon image: “Love Earth” by Hugh MacLeod, available for [...]

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Extreme Clearing vs. The Slow-Drip Effect

Posted on02. Apr, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

“Change happens slowly, then all at once.” – Unknown
Thanks to Mother Nature and major flooding in our area, we got a head start clearing the junk in our basement this year. Not easy. Not pretty. Not ideal. This form of “extreme clearing” is not worth waiting (or hoping) for. It’s too consuming and jangly.
I favor the [...]

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Singing the Song Inside You

Posted on16. Mar, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

“Don’t go with the song still inside you.”
This is the music soundtrack behind the film The Shift, starring Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Music by Ethan Lipton and Christopher Ferreira. Enjoy!

What song are you singing that might still be hiding – unrealized and unexpressed – inside you?

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Where The Mind Goes, Energy Flows

Posted on02. Mar, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

An old Cherokee chief is teaching his grandson about life:
“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego.
“The other [...]

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Tuning into the Joy Channel

Posted on22. Jan, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

“Struggle and joy are not on the same channel.” –Abraham-Hicks
If you could have what you wanted, would you take it? This short video by Abraham-Hicks suggests that you go for what you want with all the imagination and gusto and shameless YES-es you can muster:
“It is through your joy that good things come.”
If you find [...]

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What, Do Nothing?

Posted on19. Jan, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

Some time today when you make a mistake (or goof up, or do something embarrassing, or get angry with yourself, or feel guilty about something), use it as an opportunity to do nothing about it.

That is: no fixing, no changing, no improving, no managing… no nothing.

Your task is simply to allow the mistake to exist [...]

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A Round of Love

Posted on22. Dec, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

A beautiful message sung around the world at the same time. Click here to watch.
Happy – peaceful, easeful, joyful – holidays everyone!

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Thought Clouds

Posted on29. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

Wondering what a thought cloud is? Set a timer for 60 seconds and write down every thought that goes through your mind without censoring it. Phrases, single words, repetitive grunts, random thoughts, brain farts…. write it all down. When the bell goes off, draw a big circle around the words. There it is: your thought [...]

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Harvest Praise

Posted on20. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

The late fall colors may be more muted in tone right now, but the stark intensity of exposed branches takes my breath away. You gotta love a season that produces such a splendid array of  gnarly and stringy root vegetables! Some of them look downright creepy. Have you seen hairy celeriac? It’s insane!
I wrote a piece [...]

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Are You Feeling Heard?

Posted on13. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

If you want to press my button, just start zoning out while I’m bearing my soul. Or interrupt me with Call Waiting while I’m sharing the best part of my story.
This is not just a pet peeve that I’m disclosing. It hits at the core of something much deeper. Like my self-worth; the feeling of [...]

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Nurturing Creativity

Posted on10. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

I’m writing a book about Simplicity. I’m finding the process excruciatingly not simple!
After two days of thrashing and butting up against all my resisting, exhausting, perfectionistic patterns – and very little to show for all my efforting – I saw a fabulous 20-minute video of a talk given by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love.
Whether [...]

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Joyful Remembering

Posted on02. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

Today is Day of the Dead. It also happens to be my birthday. Depending on one’s orientation and state of being, both occasions have the word fiesta written all over them.
If you live in Mexico it’s very likely that you know about the remarkable celebration that happens at this time of year on November 1st and [...]

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Gathering Our Self

Posted on27. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

I love the simplicity of venturing out every week to the local CSA farm where we get our produce.
Tromping through the fields to gather fresh flowers, pick raspberries (which never make it past the car ride home), feel the smooth, shiny skins of the chili peppers, allow the wafting scents of cilantro to transport me. [...]

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Permission to Nap

Posted on23. Oct, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.

It’s the name of a book I bought on pure impulse. And desire.
Permission to Nap. I love the title. It’s so luxurious. It captures the essence so much better than the Spanish word “siesta.” Which sounds like fiesta.
Permission to Nap: Taking Time to Restore Your Spirit by Jill Murphy Long is not just about sneaking in [...]

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