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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Day in Autumn
BY RAINER MARIA RILKE (TRANSLATED BY MARY KINZIE) After the summer’s yield, Lord, it is time to let your shadow lengthen on the…
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You and the Girl Effect
What is the girl effect? The effect of empowering an adolescent girl (12-13 years old) in the developing world to…
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The importance of being intentional.
According to beloved American Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön, ”The future is completely open, and we are writing it moment to moment.”…
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Gone green. Now what?
YOU reduce, reuse and recycle. You turn down plastic and paper. You avoid out-of-season grapes. You do all the right…
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Meditation on Forgiveness
Forgiving does not mean condoning. Forgiving does not mean denying that something wrong has happened. Beginning the process of forgiving…
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The Metta Sutra
this is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the paths of peace:…
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La metta es metta.
{Read about metta in English.} Metta es una palabra del idioma Pali (la lengua del Buda) que significa compasión, amor, amistad…
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A longing haiku
it’s strange / how i miss you / in the rain que raro / como te extraño / en la…
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Moment-to-moment success
Life is a succession of moments; to live each one is to succeed. ~Corita Kent Oh, life. It’s funny isn’t it?…
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