Archive for the ‘Gratitude’ Category
Kindle a Conversation
Wednesday, December 26th, 2012
In a social media world where we can like, follow, tweet, add, watch, text, and update a status in an instant, let us remember the importance of sharing a real conversation and developing healthy relationships. Perhaps we can put away the smartphone and enjoy a cup of tea with a friend. Perhaps instead of reading status updates, we can pick up the phone and hear about the status of a loved one. Perhaps we can kindle a conversation rather than add to a long thread on social media app. Perhaps we can have more personal experiences.
To invest in the life of another is perhaps one of the best trust funds we will ever have.
Technology has the power to ignite, connect, provide accessibility, increase workflow, and connect to others on a global scale. Yet, it can also keep us isolated, disconnected, and addicted.
This holiday season, I am inviting everyone (myself included) to use social media to kindle a conversation, connect with a community, create a tribe, lead powerful dialog, invite access to mindful practices, and provide opportunities that leverage social movements. We have the power to promote relationships over results.
I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
I’m ready to kindle a conversation.
Shine Your Light
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
I have noticed the sunrises lately – even get up early to watch them to begin my day. I noticed that I smile at sunrises. I smile at the light. I breathe deeper and calmer as the sky brightens. I notice the parts of myself that are the light. And I end each meditation with an invitation to be the light and to shine my light.
How do you shine your light in the world?
{Photo taken in Goshen, NY by Mary Anne Flanagan}
Receive the Light
Friday, August 17th, 2012
Receive…
Receive the light…
Share the light…
How will you share your light today?
Photo taken by Mary Anne Flanagan
Sweet Mother Earth
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Mother Earth is speaking.
Are you listening?
Mother Earth is listening.
Are you speaking?
{Photo by Mary Anne Flanagan}
Abundance
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
I have never worried about my glass being half full or half empty.
I’m grateful for the water.
{Photo taken by: Mary Anne Flanagan}
How Do You Want to BE this Year?
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day. It’s a new year. How do you want to be this year?
Keep asking. Keep celebrating. Keep being.
Happy 2012!
Mary Anne