http://ecirque.com/blog Random Thoughts From My Walks Along the Delaware River Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:50:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_360" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Winter Walk in the Snow . Christmas in NJ 2008"][/caption] I am eternally grateful to be surrounded by such natural beauty. This is a photo I took on my walk today. Because of the heavy snow I abbreviated my five mile walk to a two mile walk. ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/12/21/walking-in-winter-december-20-2008/ [caption id="attachment_355" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Fall Mandala: Mandala created from leaf photo processed with kaleidoscope tool in Paint Shop Pro"][/caption] I have never been very good with meditations. It either puts me to sleep or becomes an exercise in reviewing a list of all of my problems in my head that only makes me more tense and less ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/12/12/guided-meditations-with-sandra-taylor/ [caption id="attachment_351" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Cabbage: A Natural Mandala"][/caption] Today I was doing my morning reading of the New York Times when an article by Judith Warner caught my eye that reminded me of a conversation that I was just having with a friend about her daughters and her inability to keep ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/12/12/become-the-story-you-create/ [caption id="attachment_345" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Rocks . Road . Fall"][/caption] As I look back on this past year I know that one of these three things have saved my life: Gratitude, Walking and Affirmations. They have helped me heal and led me to new ways of thinking and living. I am very ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/11/29/gratitude-walking-affirmations-healing/ [caption id="attachment_339" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Strange . Unique . Odd . Wonderful"][/caption] On my walk for the past few days I have been working on accepting myself just as I am. I have been celebrating and affirming my Self in every way. I spent decades trying to be like others or wishing ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/11/22/i-am-strange-and-that-is-good/ [caption id="attachment_334" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="November Sunset In New Jersey on the Delaware River"][/caption] Today I celebrate the manifestation of my affirmations of the past several months in the life of someone very dear to me. I am grateful that the universe has heard my plea. I am grateful for the new ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/11/22/celebration-of-manifestation/ [caption id="attachment_330" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Yes We Can"][/caption] Thank you Barack Obama. Lautrec http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/11/05/yes-we-can/ [caption id="attachment_323" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="Fall Weave"][/caption] As the season progresses into late fall, it is amazing to watch the colors, textures and forms of nature change everyday. It reminds me that nothing is ever static or frozen and that I must shift and move with nature and never get stuck or ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/11/02/324/   [caption id="attachment_316" align="alignnone" width="340" caption="50: A number not to be feared"][/caption] Today is my 50th birthday and I choose to celebrate my own survival and prosperity this day. I claim every good thing for myself. I look forward to a whole new decade of discovery and growth. I thank the universe ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/10/29/celebrating-50-years-of-life/   [caption id="attachment_308" align="alignnone" width="341" caption="Questions"][/caption] From B. DeRoes page on test anxiety from Edmund Bourne's "The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook" I found these Socratic tips on countering negative self talk: What is the evidence for this? Is this always true? Has this been true in the past? What are the odds of this really happening ... http://ecirque.com/blog/2008/10/27/how-do-i-stop-criticizing-myself/