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LABELS see me with labels please don't put me in the box unlabel...set me free consider the labels that form your identity, both public and private, the ones others know you by and the ones you use for yourself...family, household, neighborhood, school, work, community, organizations, culture...all parts of you, AND which of these are the real you...all...some...none? what if we peeled off the labels and looked to the real person beneath the labels, the soul or spirit of the person...what kind of world would that create? practice: make a list of labels that people use when referring to you...another list of labels that you use for yourself...which resonate the most...least...can you let go of both? what would be left...what is the essence of who you really are at the core of your being...surely not a label...what then...perhaps this "essence" is the gateway to a deeper life   
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10K THINGS starting at center 1 thought leads to the next thought then...10,000 things! from the one come ten thousand things [paraphrased] says the Tao Te Ching ...the complete lines are: The Tao gave birth to One / One gave birth to Two / Two gave birth to Three / Three gave birth to the ten thousand things. practice, observe your own thoughts in a 3-10 minute meditation...see how one thought leads to another...and another...ad infinitum...for fun, take one thought and trace it backwards to discover its origin...and where did that thought come from...and that...and...where is your center, your point of origin...see if you can rest there for a time without generating more thoughts...a little peace
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THE PRACTICE write the mantra then create the mandala end with a haiku every week for several years i've done the following practice: write out one page of the manta (single spaced, one word, written mindfully, over and over until it fills the page), then whatever thoughts have come to mind while writing the mantra become part of the semi-conscious background for creating a mandala or similar art form (like the one below), finally, inspired by the art, i create a haiku to language the practice, and make it more memorable. practice: create your own weekly practice that allows things from the unconscious to bubble up and find expression in some art form (e.g., art, music, dance, tai chi, yoga, cooking, gardening, flower arranging...), share your experience with at least one other person.  
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WELL-BEING meditation and... body, brain-mind, heart, center... health and well-being the words at the top of the image (partly cut off) read: holeness, health, integration, well-being, balance, alive, aware, fully present, flowing, being the images show meditation, body grounded, brain-mind connection, heart full of love and compassion, and from center of being moving out to others practice: create a simple practices for each of these vital areas of "self" to cultivate well-being and health  e.g., 5 breaths, each time breathe into one of the 5 areas, sending love, light, and energy for health and well-being
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HEART CONNECTIONS talking of spirit intertwined heart connections love, love, and more love hearts within hearts, hearts touching hearts, hearts of love, heart felt interconnections...it's all about the love...where would talking of spiritual things lead you...inevitably, if you talk/listen long enough, the dialogue will lead to love...heart felt love...loving heart connections  practice: with your journal or with a trusted friend, have a conversation about all the things on/in your heart...see how intimately connected you are to each other (and/or to the parts of yourself) through the love in your heart(s).
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SQUIGGLING opposing forces joined together... squiggling dancing energies the tension between seemingly opposing forces can, when juxtaposed, create a dance, a squiggling of energies that yields unexpected outcomes practice: the next time you find yourself in opposition to another's beliefs, opinions, and/or behaviors...consider dancing with them, start "squiggling," blending and moving with the flow of energies, creating something unexpected, perhaps even wonderful
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HEART CREATURE stacked on each other from top to bottom they form a strange heart creature the heart is often used in stories as a symbol of love...might our bodies also be, not just symbols of love, but parts of ourselves that give and receive love such that we are a heart creatures. practice: send love to  all the parts of your body today, give yourself at least 5 minutes to energetically send love accompanied by whatever words make sense to you, for example, sending love to____(name the body part)...end with, sending love to my entire body...how does your heart body feel?
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HEART CENTER at the heart center angels are waiting for us to ask them for help when we tune in to the heart center of our physical body, there are energies, forces, beings, and light waiting for us to ask for assistance...in this image, the semicircles surrounding the center of the heart give the heart angel wings, reminding us that our guardian angel is ever present in our heart, ever ready to help us...all we need do is ask. practice: ask your guardian ang el to assist you with some challenge/issue/decision you are presently engaged with...ask for a sign, some concrete "thing" that will serve as a pointer to information that will help you cope with your situation...expect to receive the sign today, or in the next few days.
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CONSTELLATION asteriks' or stars all are interconnected a constellation for most situations/things, there's more than one way to look/perceive them, and when stepping back into a more holistic view, one can often can see interconnections, a constellation. consider a current decision/problem you are dealing with...can you identify/see/perceive most of the parts...step back from the individual parts into a more holistic-observer view, let an overall concept/idea/image emerge from the interconnections...like when you soften your eyes to view a "magic eye" image (search for "magic eye" to see a variety of images and/or generate your own), bringing order to chaos by allowing the image to emerge.
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LOVE , LIGHT , & ENERGY love, light, energy moving at the speed of light fills all creation i use the phrase love, light, and energy in mediation/prayer every morning, sending it out to all beings/creation...it moves at the speed of light in every direction...it permeates all things/beings...it is supremely divine try it for yourself...some version of the following: connect to the heart and breath, e.g., place one or both hands over the heart and breathe in love with the first breath, light with the second, and energy with the third...then send forth that love, life, and energy from your heart into all of creation at the speed of light, in every direction, infinitely...how does it feel to be the channel of love, light, and energy?  
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