Tears of Liberty

Written by C Bailey-Lloyd/Lady Camelot


Tears of Liberty

I thought I sawrepparttar Lady cry ~ beneath her glory and might I thought I saw her shed a tear ~ beneathrepparttar 123118 New York sky

I thought I saw her shoulders, heavy ~ laden with empty sorrow I thought I saw her close her eyes ~ praying for tomorrow

I thought I saw her bow her head ~ in deep and dark despair I thought I saw her flame grow dim ~ atop her jaded hair

And twixtrepparttar 123119 pale blue moon andrepparttar 123120 plumes of burning embers I thought I sawrepparttar 123121 Lady sigh ~ from times that she remembered

Of freedom and liberty ~ happiness and peace The pursuit of every American ~ from sea to shining sea

Where once she stood in pride ~ a symbol of our Nation She now stands humbled with sympathetic reservation

Peering down uponrepparttar 123122 ruins ~ she sees a glimmer of hope An echo of prayers ~ from her patrons, she loves so

Wireless Meditation: Top Five Tips For Wherever-Whenever Mindfulness

Written by Maya Talisman Frost


The problem with meditation is attachment. We get inrepparttar habit of needing our altar, favorite cushion, incense, CD, certain time of day, necessary length of time, or particular style of sitting. If we can’t do itrepparttar 123117 “right” way, we tend to skip it altogether. We get so attached torepparttar 123118 trappings that we get a little testy if we don’t have everything just so.

This is funny when you think about it. In Buddhism,repparttar 123119 core belief is that life is full of suffering, and this suffering is due to attachment. Isn’t it ironic that we become so attached torepparttar 123120 idea of meditation? Isn’t it a bit absurd to think of followers of particular styles of meditation as obsessive about their own approach?

I find it hilarious.

I also find it destructive.

I’m all for whatever works. If committing to a ritual is right for you, by all means, light that candle. If you must do some yoga exercises prior to sitting, go for it. If you need to go for a run before chanting, be my guest.

However, if you find that your concept of what you need in order to meditate is hindering instead of liberating you, it’s time to take a look at what I refer to as “wireless” meditation.

The beautiful thing about going wireless—-whether it’s with phones, computers, or your own quest for mindfulness—-is that you suddenly become unencumbered by extraneous connections. You can continue with your day. You can go anywhere. You are free.

Just as a wireless phone allows you to think of your workplace in a whole new way, mindfulness practice gives yourepparttar 123121 opportunity to bring attention to whatever you’re doing. Your connection to your mind and your heart is hooked up while you’re taking a shower, washingrepparttar 123122 dishes, walkingrepparttar 123123 dog, or tending your garden. You no longer see mindfulness as something you can do only if you’re sitting in your family room beforerepparttar 123124 kids get up.

For those who’ve given up on meditation, considerrepparttar 123125 freedom of mindfulness practice. Here are five questions to ask yourself in order to stay connected anywhere, anytime:

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