http://findyourmarathon.com/blog Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:46:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en from Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love "I keep remembering one of my Guru's teachings about happiness.  She says that people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough.  But that's not how happiness works.  ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=15 These are the affirmations I am currently working with and truly enjoying.  They are taken from Catherine Ponder's the Dynamic Laws of Prosperity.  I just love the rich language she uses... I give thanks for the immediate, complete, divine fulfillment of these desires.  This or something better comes forth with perfect ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=14 I joined a facebook group called the 40 Day Challenge; where everyone commits to something, anything, for 40 days.  When I joined I didn't know what I was going to commit to -- some people are getting up at 7am, meditating, dieting, etc. -- but I knew I wanted it to be something ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=13 I was having a conversation this morning with my husband about finances, work ethics and dreams.  We have a very different outlook on each of these topics and yet share similar dreams.  A girlfriend called this morning... as I write a hummingbird has come to visit my sweet peas... to let ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=12 I was listening to a recording from a retreat with Adyashanti I attended in April and wanted to share this bit with you from an exchange Adya was having with one of the participants.  She was expressing her frustration with the struggle towards awakening.   I’m not saying to stop struggling. Everything, Everything, Everything ... is the divine ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=11 There was a time when I felt too self conscious to dance... without the aid of a glass of wine or two.  I choose now to feel a little akward and risk looking a little silly.  It is way more fun dancing than sitting watching people dance...    My son and I have ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=10 "We spend our lives waiting for the great day, the great battle, or the great deed of power. But that external consummation is not given to many, nor is it necessary.  So long as our being is tensed passionately into the spirit in everything, then that spirit will emerge from ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=9 It's been far too long since I have entered a post.  This is in part because I am going through a time of transition personally and professionally (aren't we all -- always?).  So as I continue to define myself and my (so-called) message, I will just enter what comes to ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=8 I was flipping through the Georgia Straight this morning while sipping tea, stressing out over the last details of the Women With Wings conference, when I came across this article headline Stressed students pushed to breaking point .  The article tells the story of a 19 year old student feeling stressed by ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=7 On Saturday, April 12th, I was married to Terry Nielsen in the sunshine surrounded by friends and loved ones. We adapted the ceremony from "Conversations With God, Book 3," by Neale Donald Walsh. I'll share it with you here: "Terry and Tanya have not come here today to make a solemn promise ... http://findyourmarathon.com/blog/?p=6