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Things I Choose (Story and Poem)

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest post by Gloria Lionz

Life has a way of introducing us to people who are looking for a puzzle piece we carry for them. That’s what this poem was for a man I recently met in Mexico. I was there working with a team of medical practitioners at a clinic in a very small town outside Ensenada.

Never Cut the Bread

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

This was written several years ago; tweaked in 2021. It’s a traditional piece I now read aloud most Thanksgivings.

The words came to me while I was in the midst of divorce. Part of that change required me to leave the home I’d owned with that spouse. It was tough to let go of a place I’d loved and shared with many close friends and family for over a decade.

Laughter in Her Veins

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

This tale began early 2022 when I started experiencing severe muscle fatigue and joint pain. Several specialists, tests, scans, and TIME later resulted in a single  “generic prognosis:  High inflammation since you’re getting old. Continue exercising and learn to live with the pain.”

Someday (Poem)

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

If you, like most people, often let “Someday” inform what you choose to pursue in life, this piece may prompt a shift. The insights the words revealed definitely revised my perspective of what my heart would prefer to experience….

A Lesson in Humility

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By Michael Avery

“Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.”
—Will Rogers

I am often amazed at the lengths to which the Universe will go in order to teach us a particular lesson. Take humility for example…

A Mountain Too High to Climb

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By Pichaya Avery
from The Golden Book of HU, pp. 76-77, by Michael and Pichaya Avery

“The only way out is through.” It was the answer from the Inner Teacher, who appeared in a vivid dream one night in response to my request for healing. I had poured out my heart to the Inner Teacher expressing what had been troubling me for several months prior to this powerful dream.

The chronic depression, challenges with relationships, and suffering from Bulimia that I had been experiencing for over a decade, had become overwhelming. Twice before, I had entertained suicidal thoughts. Reaching my limit, I wished to leave this earth forever.

Reinventing Yourself Spiritually: A Path to Inner Alignment

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Guest Post by Doreen Chia

In a world that constantly demands adaptation, spiritual reinvention offers a deeper kind of transformation—one that begins within.  It’s not about changing your beliefs or adopting new rituals for show.  It’s about realigning your everyday life with the spiritual truths that guide you as soul.  You are Soul!  The body is only an outer garment we wear while living here in the physical!

Balance

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Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

Life is constantly pushing us, pulling us, our attention dragging us on like chasing a mirage across an endless desert—always just beyond reach, shimmering with false promises.

Is there ever a moment where the action stops, and clarity, peace, and calm emerge? Is there really a place of not doing, simply being at rest?

More Than Enough (Poem)

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Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

This poem announced itself with three short words – “more than enough.” When that phrase landed I stopped everything, sat down, and listened for the “rest of the story.”

Perhaps the reader is familiar with similar feelings; the creative opening that appears where one chooses a response designed to provide pragmatic insight and the dynamic flow of creative empowerment. 

I invite you to “listen” then celebrate this age old truth: when we’re aligned with love each of us automatically realizes we are “more than enough.”

Crafting Wabi-Sabi (Poem)

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Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

I think of my own life and all of its imperfections. The challenges, slowly tearing down outdated beliefs, stripping away all that isn’t needed for the next step in life. This process is an evolution that creatively crafts our becoming into a unique and ever-changing work of art. It challenges us to keep going, keep working, keep crafting our masterpiece of human experience. Each refinement reveals new hidden beauty, depth, and a deeper understanding of our journey and our becoming. 

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