Tag Archives: Gentle Self-Care
Starting Over
Posted on31. Aug, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
September. It’s my favorite month of the year.
More than just it being one of the most beautiful and bountiful months in New England where I live, September has always been a time of shift and new beginnings…
An invitation to show up, regroup, renew, start over.
But you don’t need to wait until September or New Year’s [...]
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Making Friends with Food & Eating (= Clearing)
Posted on17. Aug, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
“It’s the desire—not its fulfillment—that nourishes you, because it’s the language of your heart. When you listen to that language, you hear your self.”–Geneen Roth
If you saw my little One-Minute Clearing video clip, you might recall my saying this:
“Here’s the thing about clearing: It is really not about the “doing” at all. It is [...]
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When in Rome
Posted on27. Jul, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
“Respond to every call that excites your spirit.” -Rumi
I just returned from a glorious two-weeks in France and Italy, compliments of dear friends who invited us, and many frequent-flyer miles that were just waiting to be used.
Less than three weeks ago, this trip was not even in our dreams as a possibility.
The ease with which [...]
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One-Minute Clearing Practice
Posted on16. Jul, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
Try this experiment: Watch the 3-minute video below and see if adopting a simple daily practice in home tending doesn’t help bring new energy into your home and life.
Even better: Set an intention before you begin your one-minute practice and repeat the exercise every day for a week. See if it doesn’t lead to creating new openings in [...]
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Birdsong + Coffee + Back Porch = Heaven
Posted on28. May, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
The title comes from a swoon I posted on my Facebook Page last week.
Actually it read: “Birdsong + Coffee + Back porch (after spring cleaning) = Heaven.
I had spent a good part of the previous day scrubbing and cleaning and decluttering our back porch – the catch-all spot for wayward winter accumulations. I was grooving [...]
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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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Managing Paper, Piles… Overwhelm
Posted on30. Apr, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
“Every time you feel overwhelmed, reduce the task. Every time you feel overwhelmed, stop and feel.” – Your Spacious Self, p.99
A really good question I received in this blog recently:
I have a question I have wanted to ask for a while now. I am doing the practice of clearing one thing each day and I am still [...]
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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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The Next Top Spiritual Author
Posted on16. Apr, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
This just in!
I am pleased to announce that I’m being considered as the Next Top Spiritual Author. It is a contest sponsored by James Twyman and Robert Evans, designed to showcase and bring new talent into the spiritual arena. The grand prize is a book contract with Hampton Roads Publishing – and, of course, a golden opportunity [...]
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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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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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A Clean House
Posted on09. Feb, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
How important is it to have a clean house? How do you juggle a demanding job and a family and still have the time for basic chores like cleaning? My sister Martha, a hospice nurse and mom to a possé of adorable dogs and cats weighs in:
I used to clean my house as a way [...]
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New Day, New Year, Anything is Possible
Posted on01. Jan, 2010 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
January 1. 2010. Ten minutes past midnight.
New Year’s Resolutions are not really my thing. My style is more like that of painter: broader brushstrokes, organic and impressionistic. I love to daydream; to imagine and feel down to my bones – in the BIGGEST way possible – what I most hope and desire. Here’s is [...]
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Forecast for Our Times: Opportunity to Let Go
Posted on08. Dec, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
I’m not an astrologer, forecaster, or an diviner of the future. But readings which offer perspective and practical insight about the times in which we live get my attention.
Based on what I’m seeing out in the world right now – from climate changes and financial uncertainty, to longtime marriages breaking up – I think we [...]
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Support Equals Real Ease
Posted on27. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strong pull of what you really love.” – Rumi
One of my biggest ah-has in the clearing journey has been this one: It’s all well and good to feel our feelings to their full and natural completion, but if we don’t feel supported as we clear our clutter, we [...]
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November: Ho Hum or Oh Yum!
Posted on17. Nov, 2009 by Stephanie Bennett Vogt.
November is like the middle child, caught between the October’s extroverted color displays and December’s tingly lightness. November in New England is the unspectacular sibling, dragging its endless weight of leaves and grey skies around.
Okay, it has Thanksgiving, but besides that, the month has nothing special or glamorous to show for it.
Until it rains.
Add a cleansing [...]
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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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Stephanie Bennett Vogt
WELCOME! I'd like to think of this blog in the same way I do a beautiful, nourishing HOME: an oasis to rest, refresh, and re-member [as in to gather the scattered parts of your self]. I hope you will stop by often and share what helps and challenges you to connect with your spacious self! www.spaceclear.com.
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