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rmonsondupuis
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Silence
I recently returned from a weekend of silence. I thought I had signed up for a meditation retreat at The Christine Center, located deep...
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rmonsondupuis
- Jun 21
- 1 min
Gardening
Gardening is an endeavor of embracing opposites: Balancing the tension between allowing the sprawl and forcing the tame. Accepting the...
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rmonsondupuis
- May 25
- 2 min
Do One Thing Really Well
Watch the movie "A Boy Called Sailboat" on Netflix and see the power of doing one heart-filled action really well! Sailboat learns to...
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rmonsondupuis
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Letting Go
We hear it all the time---"Just let it go!" when a well-meaning someone is giving us advice on how to let go of a mistake, a missed...
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rmonsondupuis
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Thoughts are Like Birds
Who hasn't had thoughts swirl around in our heads like a flock of those crazy birds that fly around in a pack, swooping and diving in the...
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- Feb 5
- 2 min
Sitting on the Couch with Discomfort
As spiritual teacher Pema Chödrön teaches us, one of the most important lessons in our spiritual journey is discovering that...
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rmonsondupuis
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Goal vs Intention and 50 books in 2022
In early January 2022 I joined the Half Price Books challenge to read 50 books in 2022. Excited, I printed the record-keeping sheet they...
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rmonsondupuis
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Kindness of Strangers---Again!
A sudden and vicious flat tire on a sunny beautiful Friday morning at 9:30am was not the way I expected my Labor Day weekend to start. I...
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rmonsondupuis
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
The Philosophy I Live By: What We Do for One We Do for All
Never was I more convinced of this philosophy then when I recently stood in front of the crowd of runners and walkers at the start of the...
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rmonsondupuis
- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
"Drive-by" Gardening
I do this every day. A few weeds pulled here as I walk to my car, a few there as I am taking out the garbage, a few more as I walk to...
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rmonsondupuis
- Apr 21, 2022
- 3 min
The Kindness of a Stranger
In February my husband and I got lost. Lost hiking in--coincidentally--Lost Dutchman's State Park at the base of the Superstition...
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rmonsondupuis
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
Say Yes!
Try this: experiment with saying yes to everyone and everything that happens. Yep. As long as it is not harming you or someone else, just...
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rmonsondupuis
- Feb 7, 2022
- 2 min
Savoring
Research suggests, believe it or not, that about 43% of our daily actions are habitual, conducted on autopilot without much conscious...
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rmonsondupuis
- Dec 30, 2021
- 3 min
This New Year set an intention--a "sankalpa"
In the new year, we can feel pressure to set resolutions given our culture's focus on setting goals to "be better." Beginning the new...
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- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Entangled
Most of the situations that entangle our minds are not today's concerns. We hang on to yesterday's self-blame, judgement, and criticism....
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rmonsondupuis
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
World Mental Health Day is Oct 10
In a given year 1 in 5 people in the U.S. will experience a mental health issue. This is a normal part of being a human in our world. Are...
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rmonsondupuis
- Sep 21, 2021
- 2 min
Do Your Patterns Serve You?
I invite you to pay attention to your patterns of reacting to the world around you--your relationships, your work, your losses, your...
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- Jun 29, 2021
- 3 min
Floating
We all have heard of self-care. Most of us try to do it. As a therapist, I help my clients care for and repair wounds to their emotional...
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- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
The Tree at the Top of the Hill
Recently I was jogging in Potter's Forest near the Boerner Botanical Gardens in Greendale, WI. The trails there are one of my favorite...
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