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Thursday, December 26, 2013. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the verb groan as, “to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance.” Groaning took on a new life for me during childbirth. Did I know what it meant before that? The beauty, the mystery, the power behind a groan. John Eldredge writes in his book Desire, “How can we live without groaning? Remaining in control was my life; planning for perfection was my life. I had to let go. It’s too simple to write, to say, ...But I neede...
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2014 December | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. Entries from December 2014. December 24, 2014. 8220;If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.” From the TV show Seinfeld, “The Opposite” episode (1994) This last Sunday marked the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. The exact opposite happens during the Summer Solstice, when […]. Miracle on 58th Street. December 17, 2014. Out of Thin Air. December 5, 2014. Check out the new look to Th...
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Slow Down, Step Back | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. Slow Down, Step Back. January 24, 2015. 8220;Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time. 8221; whenever events seem chaotic. The term retrograde comes from the Latin,. Means, “to step backward”. When planets like Mercury appear to stop and move backwards, they are not changing direction at all. Only from the perspective of Earth does this seem to happen. In fact, from Mercury’s perspective, the Sun moves retrograde sometimes. I’m not sure....Perhaps...
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2015 February | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. Entries from February 2015. A Little Free Library. February 24, 2015. 8220;There is not such a cradle of democracy upon the earth as the Free Public Library, this republic of letters, where neither rank, office, nor wealth receives the slightest consideration.” Andrew Carnegie I often take a walk around my neighborhood, both for exercise and to daydream. The other day I was heading down a […]. Sealed with a Bliss. February 13, 2015. February 2, 2015. Check out the new look t...
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Microcosmic | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. January 16, 2015. 8220;As is the human body,. So is the cosmic body. As is the human mind,. So is the common mind,. As is the microcosm,. So is the macrocosm. As is the atom,. So is the universe.”. It’s easy to imagine how much better taken care of the world could be if only we had the power to make it so. However, before you pat yourself on the back for a potential job well done, take a good look at the world that is currently in your care: your own body. Many wonder how a ...
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Meta | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. May 18, 2015. 8220;When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.”. When most people think of the word. The word metaphysics was first used by Andronicus of Rhodes, another Greek philosopher, who lived in the 1st century BC. Rhodes is known for editing, organizing and publishing Aristotle’s original texts. Rhodes added the preposition. The modern understanding of the term as “the...
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Sealed with a Bliss | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. Sealed with a Bliss. February 13, 2015. 8220;The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.”. Valentine’s Day is the day in which we celebrate matters of the heart. Whether you look forward to Valentine’s Day or would rather avoid it, a lovely way to harmonize your mind, body and soul within the context of your heart is with the Anjali Mudra. The Latin word for “hand”, combined with. In certain cultures, as well as in...
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Pranayama Primavera | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. March 4, 2015. 8220;You may have the Universe, if I may have Italy.”. Spring will soon be here, the time of new beginnings. After the exhale that is the fall season, and the pause before inhaling that winter symbolizes, spring is the time of the year when we begin to draw a new breath. Spring is potential. Spring is possibility. Spring is the first expansion of Pranayama. Pranayama is a Sanskrit word combining. Meaning “breath” or “life force” and. For “into”. The timeless a...
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2015 May | Materia Bloga
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The Philosopher's Spoon Blog. Entries from May 2015. May 18, 2015. 8220;When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.” Joseph Campbell When most people think of the word metaphysics, the common meaning that comes to mind is “beyond physics” or “the study of what lies beyond the physical world”. However, the origin of the […]. World Food Program USA. Sankaya – jewelry, bath, body. Soul Kitchen Community Restaurant.
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