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Expressing Peace. Silence. 66.

Usually when we begin to pray or meditate, we invite ourselves to silence. That probably means we silence what we can: our spoken voice, the little voice in our mind, the physical distractions that we have the power to turn off. Only those things. Certainly we cannot control the ever-increasing barrage of sounds in the […]

Posted on October 18, 2014 at 5:40 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Years of Peace. 65.

No matter how long you’ve lived, your life has known years of peace. No matter how many upsets, upheavals, uproars you’ve lived through, you have lived in years of peace. So, here is an an exercise. Not at all strenuous. Essentially without any rules, scarcely any guidelines; just a few suggestions. The purpose? To reflect […]

Posted on October 17, 2014 at 4:27 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Exercise. 61.

Exercising is a sure-fire way to bring peace. Exercise – from the most simple to the most rigorous – allows you to concentrate on some activity. That concentration allows your mind, your emotions, and your body to let go of whatever it was holding on to. That letting go lets in peace. Consider taking a […]

Posted on October 13, 2014 at 7:57 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Expressing Peace. Yawn. 60.

Wby do you yawn? Science and folklore have lots of reasons. All of them equally (un)sure. I’m of the opinion that yawning is meant to make you peaceful. A yawn involves opening your  mouth, dropping your jaw, drawing in lots of air, filling your lungs, flexing your abdominal muscles, pushing out your diaphragm, stretching your […]

Posted on October 12, 2014 at 4:50 pm by Tim · Permalink · Comments Closed
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