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Split Pea Soup
A Simple Conversation, A Life Forever Changed
For Nelson
I awoke this morning thinking how strange it is that you have been gone for so many years. It seems like it was yesterday when we sat together over bowls of split pea soup in the Potter’s House and had a conversation that would change my life.
For you, it was probably one of many conversations. You had a way of making things happen, of helping ideas and dreams become reality, of planting seeds that would grow into trees like those on the land you brought me to, and the sapling beneath which your ashes give life to the soil—the place that formed much of who I am, where the contemplative artist blossomed, where so many songs were birthed and sung, where I grew in community and faith, where I found love.
So, my friend, it is with a full and grateful heart that I think of you on this anniversary of your passing.
A simple conversation. A life forever changed.
Even now, split pea soup holds a special place in my mind and heart. I am reminded of the taste of certain conversations which seem to flow down into the belly, warming body and soul.
I pray my words and quiet acts can be as meaningful to another traveler on this rugged road, perhaps shared over a simple bowl of soup.
#Community #contemplativeLife #creativeJourney #Faith #Friendship #Gratitude #griefAndGratitude #Hospitality #Legacy #lifeChangingConversations #LoveAndLoss #meaningfulEncounters #mentorship #nelsonGood #PotterSHouse #quietActs #remembrance #RollingRidge #sacredMemory #seedsOfHope #SpiritualReflection #SplitPeaSoup -
Silence didn't teach me peace, it showed me what I carried.
The need to be productive, fear that quiet meant worthlessness, terror I was wasting my life.
What would you discover if you stopped being productive for a week?
#productivity #silence #lettinggo
#mindfulness #spiritualpractice #innerwork
#meditation #selfawareness #contemplativelife -
Silence didn't teach me peace, it showed me what I carried.
The need to be productive, fear that quiet meant worthlessness, terror I was wasting my life.
What would you discover if you stopped being productive for a week?
#productivity #silence #lettinggo
#mindfulness #spiritualpractice #innerwork
#meditation #selfawareness #contemplativelife -
Silence didn't teach me peace, it showed me what I carried.
The need to be productive, fear that quiet meant worthlessness, terror I was wasting my life.
What would you discover if you stopped being productive for a week?
#productivity #silence #lettinggo
#mindfulness #spiritualpractice #innerwork
#meditation #selfawareness #contemplativelife -
Silence didn't teach me peace, it showed me what I carried.
The need to be productive, fear that quiet meant worthlessness, terror I was wasting my life.
What would you discover if you stopped being productive for a week?
#productivity #silence #lettinggo
#mindfulness #spiritualpractice #innerwork
#meditation #selfawareness #contemplativelife -
Silence didn't teach me peace, it showed me what I carried.
The need to be productive, fear that quiet meant worthlessness, terror I was wasting my life.
What would you discover if you stopped being productive for a week?
#productivity #silence #lettinggo
#mindfulness #spiritualpractice #innerwork
#meditation #selfawareness #contemplativelife -
An elderly nun in Nepal told me something I needed to hear.
Waking grateful for breath, that's enlightenment. Choosing kindness when tired. Ten thousand small moments, not one big awakening.
What small moment today did you choose presence?
#mindfulness #presence
#meditation #innerpeace #spiritualawakening
#buddhistwisdom #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
An elderly nun in Nepal told me something I needed to hear.
Waking grateful for breath, that's enlightenment. Choosing kindness when tired. Ten thousand small moments, not one big awakening.
What small moment today did you choose presence?
#mindfulness #presence
#meditation #innerpeace #spiritualawakening
#buddhistwisdom #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
An elderly nun in Nepal told me something I needed to hear.
Waking grateful for breath, that's enlightenment. Choosing kindness when tired. Ten thousand small moments, not one big awakening.
What small moment today did you choose presence?
#mindfulness #presence
#meditation #innerpeace #spiritualawakening
#buddhistwisdom #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
An elderly nun in Nepal told me something I needed to hear.
Waking grateful for breath, that's enlightenment. Choosing kindness when tired. Ten thousand small moments, not one big awakening.
What small moment today did you choose presence?
#mindfulness #presence
#meditation #innerpeace #spiritualawakening
#buddhistwisdom #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
An elderly nun in Nepal told me something I needed to hear.
Waking grateful for breath, that's enlightenment. Choosing kindness when tired. Ten thousand small moments, not one big awakening.
What small moment today did you choose presence?
#mindfulness #presence
#meditation #innerpeace #spiritualawakening
#buddhistwisdom #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.
Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.
Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?
#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife -
The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.
Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.
Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?
#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife -
The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.
Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.
Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?
#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife -
The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.
Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.
Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?
#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife -
The best yoga teacher I ever had told me to stop coming to her class.
Real practice doesn't need an audience, just honesty.
Have you ever had a teacher who gave you permission to find your own path?
#yogateacher #authenticpractice #yogawisdom
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #embodiedpractice
#yogajourney #spiritualpractice #contemplativelife -
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.
What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?
#trust #uncertainty #presence
#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife
#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice -
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.
What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?
#trust #uncertainty #presence
#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife
#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice -
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.
What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?
#trust #uncertainty #presence
#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife
#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice -
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.
What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?
#trust #uncertainty #presence
#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife
#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice -
Moving to a new country feels like running in the dark.
You can't see the whole path. You don't know which streets will become familiar. You just take the next step, then the next.
What practice has taught you to trust the unknown?
#trust #uncertainty #presence
#mindfulness #embodiedwisdom #contemplativelife
#movingforward #innerstrength #dailypractice -
I laughed when someone said running could be meditation.
I was in Rishikesh trying to sit still. It seemed ridiculous. Years later, I understood.
Has your body ever taught you something your mind resisted?
Read more
https://medium.com/@clarainsweden/running-toward-stillness-315ccaf8e421
#runningmeditation #mindfulrunning #embodiedpractice
#meditationpractice #contemplativelife #runningspiritual
#yogaandrunning #presencepractice #spiritualjourney -
What does it mean to practice with integrity when nobody's watching?
Pratyahara - withdrawal from external comparison, not just sensory withdrawal.
How does your practice change when nobody's watching?
#yogapractice #mindfulness #presence
#yogaphilosophy #embodiedpractice #spiritualpractice
#contemplativelife #yogawisdom #authenticpractice -
What does it mean to practice with integrity when nobody's watching?
Pratyahara - withdrawal from external comparison, not just sensory withdrawal.
How does your practice change when nobody's watching?
#yogapractice #mindfulness #presence
#yogaphilosophy #embodiedpractice #spiritualpractice
#contemplativelife #yogawisdom #authenticpractice -
What does it mean to practice with integrity when nobody's watching?
Pratyahara - withdrawal from external comparison, not just sensory withdrawal.
How does your practice change when nobody's watching?
#yogapractice #mindfulness #presence
#yogaphilosophy #embodiedpractice #spiritualpractice
#contemplativelife #yogawisdom #authenticpractice -
What does it mean to practice with integrity when nobody's watching?
Pratyahara - withdrawal from external comparison, not just sensory withdrawal.
How does your practice change when nobody's watching?
#yogapractice #mindfulness #presence
#yogaphilosophy #embodiedpractice #spiritualpractice
#contemplativelife #yogawisdom #authenticpractice -
What does it mean to practice with integrity when nobody's watching?
Pratyahara - withdrawal from external comparison, not just sensory withdrawal.
How does your practice change when nobody's watching?
#yogapractice #mindfulness #presence
#yogaphilosophy #embodiedpractice #spiritualpractice
#contemplativelife #yogawisdom #authenticpractice -
What if unanswered questions aren't problems, but companions on the path?
I write them in my journal and leave them unanswered. That feels more honest.
What question has been sitting with you lately?
#livingquestions #spiritualpractice #inquiry
#contemplativelife #mindfulness #journaling
#meditation #spiritualgrowth #innerwork -
What if unanswered questions aren't problems, but companions on the path?
I write them in my journal and leave them unanswered. That feels more honest.
What question has been sitting with you lately?
#livingquestions #spiritualpractice #inquiry
#contemplativelife #mindfulness #journaling
#meditation #spiritualgrowth #innerwork -
What if unanswered questions aren't problems, but companions on the path?
I write them in my journal and leave them unanswered. That feels more honest.
What question has been sitting with you lately?
#livingquestions #spiritualpractice #inquiry
#contemplativelife #mindfulness #journaling
#meditation #spiritualgrowth #innerwork -
What if unanswered questions aren't problems, but companions on the path?
I write them in my journal and leave them unanswered. That feels more honest.
What question has been sitting with you lately?
#livingquestions #spiritualpractice #inquiry
#contemplativelife #mindfulness #journaling
#meditation #spiritualgrowth #innerwork -
What if unanswered questions aren't problems, but companions on the path?
I write them in my journal and leave them unanswered. That feels more honest.
What question has been sitting with you lately?
#livingquestions #spiritualpractice #inquiry
#contemplativelife #mindfulness #journaling
#meditation #spiritualgrowth #innerwork -
Some mornings, I sit on my mat and just watch my breath.
I feel the weight of my body, hear the traffic outside. Maybe this unremarkable moment is what I was searching for all along.
What unremarkable moment are you sitting with right now?
#meditation #presence #mindfulness
#yoga #breath #spiritualpractice
#ordinarymoments #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
Some mornings, I sit on my mat and just watch my breath.
I feel the weight of my body, hear the traffic outside. Maybe this unremarkable moment is what I was searching for all along.
What unremarkable moment are you sitting with right now?
#meditation #presence #mindfulness
#yoga #breath #spiritualpractice
#ordinarymoments #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
Some mornings, I sit on my mat and just watch my breath.
I feel the weight of my body, hear the traffic outside. Maybe this unremarkable moment is what I was searching for all along.
What unremarkable moment are you sitting with right now?
#meditation #presence #mindfulness
#yoga #breath #spiritualpractice
#ordinarymoments #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
Some mornings, I sit on my mat and just watch my breath.
I feel the weight of my body, hear the traffic outside. Maybe this unremarkable moment is what I was searching for all along.
What unremarkable moment are you sitting with right now?
#meditation #presence #mindfulness
#yoga #breath #spiritualpractice
#ordinarymoments #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
Some mornings, I sit on my mat and just watch my breath.
I feel the weight of my body, hear the traffic outside. Maybe this unremarkable moment is what I was searching for all along.
What unremarkable moment are you sitting with right now?
#meditation #presence #mindfulness
#yoga #breath #spiritualpractice
#ordinarymoments #contemplativelife #dailypractice -
What drew me to yoga wasn't flexibility. It was breath - my scattered mind anchoring in my body.
Yoga promised presence, studios offered performance.
What first drew you to yoga - and does your current practice still honor that?
#yoga #breathwork #mindfulness
#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice #presence
#contemplativelife #embodiedpractice #yogawisdom -
What drew me to yoga wasn't flexibility. It was breath - my scattered mind anchoring in my body.
Yoga promised presence, studios offered performance.
What first drew you to yoga - and does your current practice still honor that?
#yoga #breathwork #mindfulness
#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice #presence
#contemplativelife #embodiedpractice #yogawisdom -
What drew me to yoga wasn't flexibility. It was breath - my scattered mind anchoring in my body.
Yoga promised presence, studios offered performance.
What first drew you to yoga - and does your current practice still honor that?
#yoga #breathwork #mindfulness
#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice #presence
#contemplativelife #embodiedpractice #yogawisdom -
What drew me to yoga wasn't flexibility. It was breath - my scattered mind anchoring in my body.
Yoga promised presence, studios offered performance.
What first drew you to yoga - and does your current practice still honor that?
#yoga #breathwork #mindfulness
#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice #presence
#contemplativelife #embodiedpractice #yogawisdom -
What drew me to yoga wasn't flexibility. It was breath - my scattered mind anchoring in my body.
Yoga promised presence, studios offered performance.
What first drew you to yoga - and does your current practice still honor that?
#yoga #breathwork #mindfulness
#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice #presence
#contemplativelife #embodiedpractice #yogawisdom -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez -
Despacio. One word. My grandmother's entire yoga teaching, without the yoga.
She said it to her plants, to herself, to a ten-year-old who didn't know she was learning.
What word from someone you loved carries the most?
#slowliving #yoga #embodiedwisdom
#spanishyogi #breath #contemplativelife
#yogajourney #presence #clararamirez