4. CLARITY AND CREATIVITY- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
By Lucia Amsden MAKING ROOM FOR WHAT IS IMPORTANT This meditation focuses on two powerful tools, observation and creativity, that help us accomplish the cleaning of the “windows of the mind.” That was in the former discussion. First, I stay present in the moment and listen to the thoughts that are rattling around in my […]
3. CLARITY AND REFLECTION- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
By Lucia Amsden LIGHTENING THE WINDOWS OF MY MIND This message describes a powerful process of imagining our minds as windows. If we don’t tune into what is going on in our minds, it is easy for grime and dirt to accumulate. Like dirty windows, our thoughts can become layered with dark judgments about ourselves […]
2. STANDING IN THE LIGHT – MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
By Lucia Amsden Who Am I – TRULY? When asked who we are, we usually say, “I am” and then list the roles we have, the work we do, and the interests and activities in which we engage. Those things are the sources of our self-esteem. Am I good mother or father, sister, or brother? […]
1. QUIETING, CALMING, SOOTHING, AND CHANGE- MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
By Lucia Amsden FLOWING WITH EQUANIMITY Nothing could have been more welcome than this first message and meditation, sent to me by Deborah Singleton and arriving by e-mail in the early months of the COVID pandemic. The subject was “Quieting, Calming, Soothing, and Change” and just reading these words with the energy behind them, I […]