Blog · Notes from the lake
Writings on Yoga, Life, and the Sacred Mayan Calendar
By Mixa Margaret Fajkus
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Ways to hurt and to forgive
Today is 3 Ajmaq, the day of self-forgiveness, self-acceptance and inner peace. A look at how I hurt, how I hide, and what I’m setting down.
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Perhaps You Need a Little Feminist Poetry
Women, liberals, reasonable people. Our collective heart is broken. When we look at the world, the nation and our society as a…
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Cultivating Compassion in the Face of Hatred and Division
“This is part of meditation, if you are interested in it, not just sitting cross-legged and going off into some…
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A Long-Awaited Dream Come True
Eight summers ago, when I was packing up my life and readying to move to Guatemala, sight unseen, a dear…
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This I Believe.
I believe in peace, love and goodness. I believe in trees and bodies of water. I believe in sunrise and…
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Birdwatching
Good morning Sunrise meditation Sitting or standing On the wooden planks of our little cabin’s balcony Every morning the same…
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Namaste, 2017!
Life is ever brimming with challenges, sadness, joy, surprises, togetherness, alone-time, emotion, work, play, love and learning. Comedy, tragedy and…
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2016 Retrospective
Blinked and it’s gone. Twenty sixteen AdiosAdieu So long Farewell It’s been real A year of growth and change Learning,…
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A Walk {Rilke Poem}
My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far ahead of the road I have begun. So we are grasped…
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Neutral Holiday Greetings to You!
We don’t celebrate Halloween. If I eat a Thanksgiving meal on the 4th Thursday in November, it’s only because I’m…
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