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Happy Black-eyed Susans and the State of the Family in America

August 8, 2017 by Pranada Comtois Leave a Comment

BlackEyedSusans

Spring brings phlox. White, purples, pinks. They're soft, delicate, peaceful. I adore them. When in bloom, they're always nestled throughout the sacred space in my temple room in small understated vases. But I treasure the Black-eyed Susan's cheerful orange-yellow glow. They have a fire for life but not without graceful countenance. I just walked in the door from picking my first gathering of the season. Spritely, joyful Susan's deserve larger vases: one white and blue in delicate ceramic design, the other deep ruby-wine glass vase. When I must discard my yellow bundles of love, I put them in the dirt on both sides in the front of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Come From Your Heart Tagged With: abuse, children, death, divorce, domestic violence, foster care, relationships, Self, Spiritual self, spiritual soul, state of being, unconditional love, women

Why is it so difficult for us to accept total love and forgiveness?

June 15, 2017 by Pranada Comtois Leave a Comment

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I drive a dirt country road with Meena, my granddaughter, carefully strapped into her car seat, which deer, squirrels, armadillos, possums, and foxes regularly cross. For a good distance, huge limbs of Live Oaks on both sides stretch out to meet the other, forming a canopy. Spanish moss dangles and plays in the sunlight of different times of the day. As I pass under, my mind engages in mystic ideas. Usually not for long. Local residents use this stretch of road to dump their garbage: washing machines, mattresses, love seats, puppies, kittens, and deer carcasses. Last year, someone propped a deer's severed head, eyes opened, on a tree … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Come From Your Heart Tagged With: consciousness of the heart, God without Religion, inner knowing, Jacob Needleman, The Sun Magazine

And Then There Is Rest

April 28, 2012 by Pranada Comtois Leave a Comment

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Maybe getting back into a schedule after Spring Break triggered my malaise. Or perhaps my unrest was triggered by working on financial requirements for medical bills with one friend diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Or maybe the dullness enveloped me as I waited for news from another friend who spent the week in the hospital with her husband in the Critical Care Unit. Off and on during the week I also had thoughts about an essay I had just completed. "Is it worthy of trying to find a publication for it?" Writing the essay had taken more than a month of multiple rewrites and intensive mental energy—it came at a price. I had achieved an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Come From Your Heart Tagged With: come from your heart, cycle, cyclical, give something to others with love, intelligence of life, our place as part of the whole, rejuvenate, relax, replenish

The First Five Minutes

April 4, 2012 by Pranada Comtois Leave a Comment

come from your heart first five

I like to set my inner compass for the day before I lift off the covers and begin moving. I begin by thinking about what is scheduled for the day, who I will interact with, what I'll do. First I note without judgment my thoughts, sensations, mood, and emotions, and breathe into them with acceptance. I gather myself—all parts. The multiple voices in my head and the variety of feelings, and I think and feel through how I would like to interact with the day. This self cooperation with all our parts shouldn't be underestimated or undervalued. I use it many times, not just during my first five minutes, to manage stress, anxiety, increase work … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Come From Your Heart Tagged With: 5-Hour Energy, artificial, come from your heart, conscious acts, forgetful, meditation, RedBull, right brain, service, unconditional love

Heroine of Your Journey

March 24, 2012 by Pranada Comtois Leave a Comment

come from your heart heroine of your journey

I studied mythic story structure according to Joseph Campbell in A Hero with a Thousand Faces and Christopher Vogler's The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers to prepare myself for a rewrite of my memoir. A friend explained he saw his life in terms of mythic structure. He regularly speaks in metaphors and I found his perspective of life fascinating. I've rarely considered my life, or life in general, from a mythic story perspective. What fascinated me was that when I laid out the sequencing of Three-Act story structure,  archetypal characters, and overall quest structure of the hero/ine in mythic story stucture my life's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Come From Your Heart Tagged With: A Hero with a Thousand Faces, Carl Jung, Christopher Vogler, come from your heart, he Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, hero, heroine, Joseph Campbell, Meister Eckhart, mythic story structure, three act story structure

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