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Barbara Scoville, LCSW

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Walking the Labryinth

11 Friday May 2018

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Inspiration, Mindfulness, Pioneers of Peace, Resilience

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Buddhism, Inspiration, Mindfulness, Peace, San Francisco, spirituality

 

 

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Grace Cathedral

 

Walking the Labyrinth

 

Roses on the path,

Clean shiny stone,

Color splashed across the floor.

All this and more

Make up the journey

Of the labyrinth.

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Begin where you are…a beautiful quote

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Life Mastery Skills, Mindfulness, Pioneers of Peace, Quotes, Resilience, The Power to Do, Wellness

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Brother David Steindl-Rast, Goals, Gratitude, Inspiration, Motivation

Image“The first thing to remember is to start where we are. How could we start where we are not? And yet, how often we try to start way ahead of ourselves. That leads nowhere. But wherever we are, help is there. Life provides all the help we need. If we trust and look for it, we shall find it.” ~Brother David Steindl-Rast

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Pink Milk Nights and Looking Forward

02 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Emotion School, Life Mastery Skills, Mindfulness, Resilience, Wellness

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Adventure, Authenticity, Balance, Compassion, Courage, Creativity, Happiness, health, Inspiration, Joseph Campbell, Mindfulness, New Year, New Year's Eve, New Year's Resolutions, Simplicity

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“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” ~ Joseph Campbell

 Pink Milk Nights and Looking Forward

As I sit writing this post, I’m drinking a cup of herbal tea heavily laden with orange blossom honey.  Looking out my bedroom window, I see the Oquirrh  Mountains which are blanketed with lavender snow and touched by peach colored clouds. Heaven. Tonight promises to be a “Pink Milk Night.”

When my children were young we made a special treat when the evening sky was pink. Grenadine syrup and milk; aka “Pink Milk.” Happy memories of days gone by fill my mind as I ponder the year to come.

I don’t know what this year will bring and I have learned to be careful about exerting too much will over the future. This year I look to principles rather than outcomes

Rather than lose 20 pounds… I choose health.

Rather than going to Europe… I choose mind-expanding adventure.

Rather than cleaning and de-cluttering my home… I choose simplicity.

Rather than saving and making more money… I choose abundance.

Rather than gaining 1000 readers… I choose authenticity.

Rather than folding 1000 cranes… I choose creativity.

Rather than being confident… I choose courage.

Rather than being efficient with my time… I choose to be mindful.

Rather than striving for perfection… I choose balance.

Rather than numbering the ways I will serve… I choose compassion.

Rather than reading countless books…I choose inspiration.

Rather than trying to fix what is wrong… I choose happiness.

Tonight may you begin the journey of finding the life that is waiting for you in 2014. Happiest of New Year‘s to you my dear friends.

Love,

Barbara

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8 Blogs Worth Reading

02 Sunday Jun 2013

Posted by Barbara Scoville, LCSW in Resilience, Uncategorized, Wellness

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Favorite blogs, Inspiration, Mental floss, Reading pleasure, Self improvement, Tara Brach

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Hello friends,

This week I started working on a post about anger and in doing so, opened Pandora’s Box.

On Monday I began my research and was surprised to discover I didn’t know as much about the topic as I thought. Let me reframe that…I found so much new information, that it expanded my perspective and understanding.

New insight emerged after reading a fantastic article called “Anger in the Age of Entitlement “by Steven Stosny. It stated:

Anger doesn’t need to managed; the ego vulnerability that causes anger problems needs to be reduced through fidelity to one’s deepest values.

I love that!!! I love it so much that I want to take more time to think before writing….so for your reading pleasure, this week I’ve shared 8 of my favorite blogs.

Have fun. Each one is a little goldmine of information and inspiration. Mental Floss and Someone Once Told Me is pure entertainment. Let me know which ones you like and if you have your own favorites, share them with us.

Mental_Floss Random, Interesting, Amazing Facts and Trivia- Fun Quizzes and Trivia http://www.mentalfloss.com

Change the World by Doing Work You Love/Live Your Legend   http://liveyourlegend.net

The Bold Life-Inspiration for Fearless Living

http://theboldlife.com

Marc and Angel Hack Life- Practical Tips for Productive Living http://www.marcandangel.com

Tiny Buddha– Simple Wisdom for Complex Lives

http://tinybuddha.com

Someone Once Told Me. A new photo every day. http://www.someoneoncetoldme.com

Brene Brown- Storyteller and Researcher   http://www.brenebrown.com

Tara Brach

http://www.tarabrach.com

Have a great week and I’ll see you on Monday for Weekly Wellness-Check-in. We’re nearing the end of the list of mental health wellness indicators, but I have some other fun things in store for when it’s complete.

Until then…

Shine on 🙂

Barbara

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