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By Polly Campbell on April 22, 2013
A few days ago I had the opportunity to talk with George Noory on Coast to Coast AM. What a fantastic experience. George is gracious and smart and the listeners bowled me over with their wisdom, curiosity and courage. This week, we’ll continue the conversation that we started there, here, with posts on intuition and [...]
Posted in awareness | Tagged awareness, body, intuition, power, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on March 27, 2013
Living in the present moment, can be exhausting — at first. But it gets easier with practice and then life just becomes so much better. In the present, big-time experiences become bolder, and anxiety-producing situations become puzzles to solve rather than problems threatening to derail you. Life overall becomes more interesting, and engaging. When you [...]
Posted in awareness | Tagged awareness, choices, peace, slowing down, stress |
By Polly Campbell on March 25, 2013
I love the smell of that first cup of morning coffee when I pull the mug up to my lips for the first sip. I like too, the feel of the old leather bound journal I’m using. It inspires me every time I pick it up. And, when I see the smallest of the small [...]
Posted in awareness | Tagged becoming present, energy, inspiration, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on January 9, 2013
I no longer strive to keep it all in balance. What I’m going for is groundedness. A way to stay connected to myself and my inner source even when day around me ebbs and flows with errands and stresses and opportunities and unexpected demands. Even when things are out of balance, you can find peace [...]
Posted in stress management | Tagged awareness, health, peace, self compassion, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on November 21, 2012
One of the things that makes a practice of gratitude so powerful is that it requires us to stop and draw on other positive feelings before we become conscious to what we are truly grateful for. In other words, to be grateful for the beautiful landscape, you’ve got to pause long enough to notice it [...]
Posted in gratitude | Tagged emotions, inspiration, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on September 10, 2012
I’m not very good at being spontaneous. Even as a child I laid out my school clothes the night before. These days, I’ve got my calendar filled with must-do dates months in advance. But, last night, when I was trying to connect with a friend I felt hemmed in by my very own calendar and [...]
Posted in self-help strategies | Tagged choices, creativity, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on August 27, 2012
Exciting things are happening here on Imperfect Spirituality in the weeks to come. We’ll finally have the release of my book Imperfect Spirituality: Extraordinary Enlightenment for Ordinary People on Nov. 1 and I’ll be headed to bookstores in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver BC, Los Angeles – and beyond – to meet and greet and [...]
Posted in connection | Tagged connection, energy, slowing down, success |
By Polly Campbell on April 23, 2012
Deciding to have a child took about all the courage I could muster and even then I was afraid. Even then I didn’t think I had enough. Even then, I did it anyhow. It’s the same with writing this blog, being honest and vulnerable, it’s scary. It has required me to face some of my [...]
Posted in goals, happiness, self-help strategies | Tagged choices, courage, goal management, happiness, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on January 12, 2011
I noticed it at the four way stop along 155th when two cars failed to stop completely, both rolling through the stop sign. One of the non-stop drivers honked at the other. Neither wanted to wait. And while they were moving slowly, they each had to swerve to miss the other. And I see it [...]
Posted in awareness, creativity, health, stress management | Tagged allowing, health, slowing down |
By Polly Campbell on July 7, 2010
It’s the mystery of life that I like the best. The synchronicities. The surprising connections and opportunities that create growth possibilities. The things that we can’t explain that move us toward our higher self. The people who come into our lives when we need them most. The things we know, but never remember learning. I [...]
Posted in connection, spiritual practices | Tagged awareness, sitting quiet, slowing down, spirit |