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Continue reading →: Stroll Twelve: FULFILLMENTAt some point in life, the world’s beauty becomes enough.– Toni Morrison, author Introduction:During the previous eleven strolls you have explored themes of awareness, possibility, reflection, transition, connection, journey, trust, forgiveness, gratitude, joy and freedom. This final stroll invites you to begin to integrate the new consciousness you have developed…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Eleven: FREEDOMIntroduction:There are many basic freedoms that we owe to one another as humans, but today’s stroll is not about the types of freedom that can be given or taken by other people. Today’s stroll invites you to contemplate how self-reflection and the choices we make internally about taking in and…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Ten: JOYPause 1Turtles love to sun themselves on the pond logs of the Aquatic Garden. If the sun is out today, start your stroll by taking a few minutes to experience the same simple joy. Find a bright spot to stand or sit. Then close your eyes and concentrate on the…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Nine: GRATITUDEIntroduction :Time spent in gardens like these, surrounded by the richness and beauty of the natural world, has a way of unlocking gratitude within us. Today’s stroll invites you to give thanks for even the smallest-seeming blessings and to consider how you might practice and express gratitude in your daily…
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Continue reading →: Fake FendiAs a young black girl growing up in the 90s, I was heavily into the HBO series Sex and the City. Sex and the City was a show that I religiously watched and thoroughly enjoyed. However, surprisingly, amongst my peers, I never talked or shared my love for the show.…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Eight: FORGIVENESSStroll Eight: Forgiveness Every May, this garden’s azalea shrubs forgive the freezing temperatures and icy winds of the recent winter and bloom in vivid color. For humans, of course, the process of releasing the anger and resentment we may feel for what we’ve had to endure can be far more…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Seven: TRUSTHonestly, the connections that have felt natural, inevitable, and bountiful have been my friendships and work associates. I feel that this is the case because in those spaces, I can be myself without the need to have my guard up.
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Continue reading →: America Incorporated.Society has given man the power to feel like they are god. Able to close doors on people or prevent opportunities. However, I realized that I do not worship man. Therefore, he is not my god. I am god to myself, and as long as I believe that GOD is…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Six: JOURNEYStroll Six: JOURNEY As the adage goes, Life is a journey, not a destination. We cannot always set our own course, but we can choose to look for meaning and joy along the way. This stroll invites you to reflect on your life’s journey – both the big picture and the…
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Continue reading →: Stroll Five: CONNECTIONStroll Five: CONNECTION Personal journal note: I’m looking forward to the new whatever that may be. Many is not himself only… He is all that he sees; all that flows to him from a thousand sources … He is the land, the lift of its mountain lines, the reach of…
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