With others
May 23rd, 2011 at 08:00am
Under Divine Cowgirl+ Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
I love this picture. Can you imagine the skill required to ride side-saddle as opposed to straddling a horse? I have played with riding side-saddle in my life – on a very broke horse in the confines of an arena in jeans. Who’s bright idea was it that women could only wear skirts? I have [...]
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Continue Reading Woman’s Way of Knowing
By LeeAnn
May 16th, 2011 at 08:00am
Under Divine Cowgirl+ Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
Secondary Partnership – a model of relating – an expectation that one surrenders themselves for the benefit of others. (paraphrase from The Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd) I am sure the image I chose for this blog may have brought up something in you. Seeing an animal in a cage, be [...]
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Continue Reading The Perils of Secondary Partnership
By LeeAnn
April 25th, 2011 at 08:00am
Under Divine Cowgirl+ Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With others+ With ourselves
“In riding a horse, we borrow freedom.” — Helen Thompson Maybe we have to borrow freedom before we can claim freedom for our very own. What does freedom really mean? Does it assume we have to fight for something? Go to war for something? Try to capture it as though it was a scarce commodity? [...]
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By LeeAnn
March 21st, 2011 at 08:00am
Under Claiming & Homesteading+ Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With others+ With our bodies+ With ourselves
Breath is Spirit. The act of breathing is Living. ~Author Unknown There is so much we take for granted in this beautiful thing we call life; and breathing is one of the things we take the most for granted. Just stop for a moment and notice your breath – is it short and shallow? Is [...]
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Continue Reading Breath of Life
By LeeAnn
March 14th, 2011 at 08:00am
Under Horse+ Relationship+ Uncategorized+ With others+ With ourselves
There is innocence when we stop to rest. There is a place inside time where all is still, where motion stops and we pause. In order for us to be awake to the moment we must pause – stop – allow rest from our minds and from physical doing. How often in a 24 hours [...]
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Continue Reading Still Point
By LeeAnn
March 7th, 2011 at 08:00am
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Wake up with the morning breeze and ask for a change. Open and fill yourself with the wine that is your life. –Rumi Change. The concept or idea of change seems to evoke fear and trepidation in most humans. And yet, change is the only constant in our lives. The seasons change; we physically change; [...]
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By LeeAnn
February 21st, 2011 at 08:00am
Under Inward Journey+ Relationship+ With others+ With our bodies+ With ourselves
Usually a diet is about restrictions. We count, measure, restrict, remove and deprive ourselves in our quest for a physical expression that matches what our culture deems as proper, perfect and acceptable. Seldom do we check in to see what wisdom our body might offer or wants to share with us. Instead we practice an [...]
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Continue Reading Sensual Diet
By LeeAnn
February 14th, 2011 at 08:00am
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Have you ever had a love affair with YOURSELF? Instead of looking for signs of someone else loving you, what would happen if you made yourself the objective of your affection? What might you do for you if you really treated yourself as the love of your life? Take time to slow down and enjoy [...]
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Continue Reading Love Myself Silly
By LeeAnn
January 31st, 2011 at 08:00am
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Conversations are the connectors of relationship. Where we begin or end a conversation is where we begin or end a relationship. Relationships require connection and exploration through an interchange of thoughts; those thoughts are windows into our beliefs. The interchange of thoughts can be life giving or life diminishing. Often communication is nothing more of [...]
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Continue Reading Conversations that feed the Soul
By LeeAnn
December 20th, 2010 at 08:00am
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In the Christian faith, Christmas means celebrating the birth of Christ. Christ represents bringing forth light in the world. Every December we have the opportunity to bring forth more light into our circle of influence. The light we have within is our way of being in the world. We express ourselves everyday in word, action, [...]
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Continue Reading What’s Waiting to be Born?
By LeeAnn