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Wilderness
By Carl Sandburg There is a wolf in me . . . fangs pointed for tearing gashes . . . a red tongue for raw meat . . . and the hot lapping...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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This Year's Invitation
As your inquiry deepens in the year ahead, you may notice your center of gravity begins to shift. It’s not so much that the limiting...

Annelisa MacBean
Jan 2, 20233 min read
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Homecoming
Breathe slowly, deeply . . . allow yourself to take a series of breaths, letting your awareness drop out of thinking and thoughts and...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 28, 20223 min read
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Winter
Wishing all who read this a joyous, safe, and reflective holiday time. Thank you for sharing your hearts and journeys with me this year –...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 24, 20222 min read
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Solstice Prayer
Alone on an empty beach, a heart full to overflowing - the sea gulls, the ocean, the sand, and the moon, not quite sunrise. The longing...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 21, 20221 min read
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Falling Apart / Holding It Together
Falling apart, holding it all together. Then falling apart again . . . and then . . . coming back together. Cycles of clarity and then...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 20, 20222 min read
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I'm Right Here, With You
Constellations By MaMuse https://open.spotify.com/track/5Jh6fOPRZsnGrXNfs9NUS7?si=8765d35240c144e7 Well here we go Around again And back...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 16, 20221 min read
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Kindness
Before You Know What Kindness Really Is by Naomi Shihab Nye, from The Words Under the Words Before you know what kindness really is you...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 12, 20221 min read
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Your Loving Presence
Trauma can sometimes be thought of as a state of unbearable psychic pressure or disorganization. Your thoughts, feelings, sensations, and...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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Fierce Messenger
At times, blazing rage will push its way into your conscious awareness. A valid and sane response to abuse, neglect, and boundary...

Annelisa MacBean
Dec 4, 20222 min read
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Grief and Sweet Relief
In any close relationship, we open ourselves to an encounter with the two archetypal energies of abandonment and fusion. As relational...

Annelisa MacBean
Nov 30, 20222 min read
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The Truth of You
At times, the wisest, most skillful, and most compassionate action is to establish a boundary with another person. To stand up and...

Annelisa MacBean
Nov 26, 20222 min read
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Gratitude
Gratitude is the understanding that many millions of things come together and live together and mesh together and breathe together in...

Annelisa MacBean
Nov 24, 20223 min read
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Love Yourself With Me
by Samantha Camargo I don’t want attachment. I want love. I don’t want you to be with me because it hurts you to not be with me. I want...

Annelisa MacBean
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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Love Always Finds a Way
By Karen Drucker https://youtu.be/IvWcfx1mpPg https://open.spotify.com/track/3VBiGBahMQE4Al342X3X8I?si=4bff4efa62444a73

Annelisa MacBean
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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