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7/31/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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Being among others can highlight our uniqueness and increase contrasts. We may experience standing out in a crowd as an opportunity to shine or as alienating from others, and we may sense that just showing up to be among a group does not predict how our connection to the group will go. What helps you join a new group?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (7)

7/30/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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Sometimes we have the ecstatic experience of liking something or someone a lot. We may get so into our experience that we start to believe that this place of liking is reality and neglect other parts of life. In this way, being into something or someone can be consuming in joyful and sometimes challenging ways. When you go into a big experience, what helps you surrender to the moment in caring ways?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (6)

7/29/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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It's not always easy to show others what is going on inside of us. It may be too painful to share or we might not be aware ourselves of what is happening within. And when we do make contact with our inner experience and the inner experience of others we can reach new levels of intimacy. What's an inner experience that you're having right now?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (5)

7/28/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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Some parts of our lives, from work to self-improvement to family, can require us to be on our game and engaged with all of our energy. These parts of our lives can be big or small, brief or constant, and our engagement can be depleting in different ways. When you have to meet the challenges of your day on your feet, how do you replenish your energy?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (4)

7/27/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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When things come to an end, it can be startling how much we don't know how to do what comes next. In part, we may need time to let go of and grieve what ended. In part, we may need courage to make our next right move, to depart from what was. Marking endings with ritual can help us address the various aspects of ending that are challenging. What rituals help you to complete what has ended?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (3)

7/26/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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The moment before a big life event can present us with equally big choices. We may find ourselves hoping to be compelled by something larger than us, so that we don't have to make those choices and can maybe avoid feeling the consequences of a choice that doesn't work out in our favor. But when we remember that we are choosing our best and that we are choosing what we most want and what is most true for us, then connecting with our choice by feeling and appreciating that we have a choice, no matter the outcome, can bring relief. When you have the opportunity to choose, how do you remind yourself to be with your truth?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (2)

7/25/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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At times, we may sense a difference between the distance we want to keep and the distance we may need to keep with other beings, in some situations, or even from parts of ourselves. What do you love to be near that also needs some distance?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

prepositions (1)

7/24/2019

PREPOSITION: a condition governing one's relation to another
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The condition of being behind can occur in many places and ways, including taking shelter behind a protector. What is important to you about the fluctuating state of behindness?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

turaco meditation

7/23/2019

When someone holds onto us, physically with a hug or holding a hand or emotionally with a phone call or a hot meal, it can remind us that we are not alone and that we are loved. But we can also want to be held in ways that make us free — with a love that is strong yet pliable, that has the capacity to give us connection and receive connection back. What helps you feel well held?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.

tit meditation

7/22/2019

Because we are all doing our best in a chaotic world, we can also all react to situations that frighten us and to life events in general in a variety of ways, including with aggression and violence and by repeating behaviors that others did to us. These patterns may later feel like mistakes that we've made, times when we were not "mature" or skillful or gentle — or our true selves. Yet, we can learn to understand how these aggressive parts of us came to be, offering compassion to ourselves. In time, this kind of self-understanding can help us soften the ways that these parts of us engage with the world, uplifting their true messages of protection and self-defense. What is a strong reaction that you've had recently that you can notice now, with a little distance, was trying to help you?

MindfulHearts retrospective.
On this day 2018.
Celebrating a year of daily cartoons.