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Happy Socks - Using Clothing to Support Sacred Space

3/2/2019

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By Deborah Globus

Happy Socks - Using Clothing to Support Sacred Space

Sometimes the best practices are the ones we stumble upon.
 
One of the women in my Monthly Planning Ritual call was telling a story about an in-home creativity retreat that she took when her retreat house got snowed in. She excitedly told us about her candle, and the special food and…her happy clothes.
 
Happy clothes?!?

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A Post-Election Ritual?

11/10/2016

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by Deborah Globus
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Is there a ritual for everything?
 
Yes.
 
And no.

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Do's and Don'ts of Being Seen - Some Practical Advice

1/28/2016

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by Deborah Globus
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Being who we really are can be tricky.  Especially if who we are clashes with society, or with how our family and acquaintances see us, or simply feels too tender to share with anyone outside of our intimate circles.

I feel you. 

​PTA meetings and other school functions, dinners for my husband’s business, even just socializing with friends or other couples has, in the past (and sometimes even now) sent me into such anxious state that I spend an afternoon agonizing over whether I’ll go or not.

I am happy to report: it gets better. 

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How to Have the Holidays You've Always Wanted

11/18/2015

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by Deborah Globus
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​Mine is a practical sort of spirituality.
 
Once I suspect something isn’t working, I turn my attention to finding something that will make it work.
 
Case in point: the Starbucks cup debacle.  (Bear with me – I promise this will be enlightening, and not just a little bit humorous!)

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3 Ways to Navigate Your Growing Edges

10/20/2015

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by Deborah Globus
3 ways to navigate your growing edges with three doable rituals to try right now

3 Ways to Navigate Your Growing Edges

It snuck up on me again.  This growing thing.  And the friction of being at my growing edge, like that damned oyster and her pearls.  (I wonder if oysters complain as much as I do about pushing past my boundaries??)

What's a girl to do?  

Here's a few ideas for you for when you come to your own growing edges:

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All About Altars All in ONE Place

9/21/2015

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by Deborah Globus
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What we’re talking about today are personal altars and a personal altar is a collection of items placed together, not just for beauty, but because they have been imbued with a deeper meaning.  

Symbols.

Personal altars are still a focal tool – they remind you of what you want to focus on.  Only, YOU get to choose what that is; YOU get to decide what’s important enough to focus on.


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The Practice of House Cleansing & Blessing

8/18/2015

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An interview with Lisa D'Alessio, Transformational Intuitive Master Healer
Tell us about your practice. 

When things feel a little off in the house, when one of us is sick, or not sleeping well, when I’m seeing too many tell-tale motions in my peripheral vision, when I’ve got too many guests hanging out (unseen), when I’ve had family visit that unsettled the house energy, I do a house cleansing and blessing.

I light palo santo wood and grab a large feather and begin at the front door and move counterclockwise through my house, using the feather to waft the wood smoke into every corner and trace every door and window. 
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Lisa D'Alession works with women around the world to heal their relationship with their body.

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How to Make an Altar

8/10/2015

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by Deborah Globus
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Here's how you create a personal altar in 3 easy steps.  (And here's why you want to!!)


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Why We Create Altars

8/3/2015

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by Deborah Globus
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Altars are reminders of what’s important to you

Just to my left as I write this is the altar I keep in my office.  It’s MY altar.  Not the family altar.  Not the kid’s altars.  Mine, and so it has on it things that are important to me:

It has my Story-Beads for connecting with my peeps

It has my folded crane with my wishes for 2015

There’s a seashell to connect me to my Goddess of the Year

An arrow for direction and The Archer – a tarot card for 2015 to remind me of the skill necessary to properly use the direction I am given.

And candles.  And my BossLady Beads.  And bees – lots and lots of bees.
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my Story-Beads
I’m not one for sparse, sleek altars.  Like my life, I like them rich and FULL.

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What Altars Can Tell You About Where You're At

7/16/2015

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by Deborah Globus
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Transition.  

A time that isn’t one thing or the other.  The in between.

 That’s where I’m at, and it’s okay.


 See, it’s been a very busy couple of weeks but you know that because you’ve been along for the ride.  The website (re)launch, then a wonderful 8 days in the Big Easy with my family and then home to plan a Bar Mitzvah – start to finish.

 (I know.  The Bar Mitzvah seems not to fit with the whole non-denominational minister thing, but it really does!)
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Anyway, it’s all been wonderful and rich and very very full.  

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    My name is Deborah Globus and I am La Padre.  With me you'll find the support you need to uncover practical, do-able spiritual practices that work for you.  I offer new perspectives on old practices like journaling and ritual, with a side of compassion and a healthy dose of humor, just to keep it down-to-earth and real!

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