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Happy Socks - Using Clothing to Support Sacred Space

3/2/2019

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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The Magic of Leap Day - a Ritual

2/28/2016

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by Deborah Globus

There’s something cool that happens with a Leap Day.

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Imbolc Ritual for Manifesting Your Intentions

2/3/2016

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by Deborah Globus

Imbolc 1996 with so many candles and so many intentions

Imbolc marks the halfway point between the Winter Solstice
and the Vernal Equinox.

It’s a celebration of longer, warmer days and the first hints of returning Spring.

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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

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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A Farewell Ritual Among the Trees

3/23/2015

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by Deborah Globus

We’re planning a farewell ritual for one of our Brooklyn Group who is headed to Colorado soon. She’s a challenge – she doesn’t really like keepsakes and lives a very uncluttered lifestyle (so, the exact opposite of most of the group!)

As such, we wanted to give her something that wouldn’t take up room in the car on the long drive, but that she could still have as a constant reminder of our love and presence as she starts on this latest leg of her journey.

So we gave her trees!

In the same way that animals have symbolic meaning, so do plants and trees. I found this lovely little website that gives all the Celtic meanings of the trees.

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5 Reasons to Welcome the Month with Ritual

1/22/2015

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by Deborah Globus

Ritual helps with all sorts of transitions. I use it to ease one of the hardest transitions I face - the one that comes at the end of every month: the beginning of a NEW month.

Here's how ritual can help you move gently from one month to another...

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How to Clear Your Head to Dream

10/14/2014

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by Deborah Globus

I just got done leading another of the Virtual Business Retreats that I’ve been doing every couple of months with these great groups of women.

I mentioned how I’ve been feeling pinched in my dreaming and envisioning lately, how everything I think up goes crashing into a mental brick wall with the words YEAH, BUT written on it.

They all seemed to know exactly what I was talking about.

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What IS A Ritual? (You already know the answer)

5/19/2014

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by Deborah Globus

What exactly IS a ritual?

I get that question a lot.

Ritual is a lot of things but mostly it's a framework.

????????????

Let me explain...

You’ve been to a wedding, right?

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What Starbucks Understands About Ritual

5/16/2014

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by Deborah Globus

A few years back Starbucks had a marketing campaign for the holidays centered around ritual. It was a pretty effective campaign.

Starbucks recognized the need we have deep down in ourselves for special time – time outside of ordinary time, intentional time. They played on the longing to meet with something more, be it our inner heart or the Divine or deep connections with others.

There’s precious little of that going around these days if we’re looking for it in our coffee chains.

But what if we were to claim that for ourselves?

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A Year and a Day - Honoring Anniversaries

11/7/2013

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by Deborah Globus

A friend of mine is celebrating an anniversary this week, except it isn’t really an event to celebrate.

Really what she’s doing is honoring a milestone in an on-going process.

In our culture we’re big on the yearly anniversary but in other cultures (like the Celtic traditions) it’s the quest of a year and a day that holds real power.

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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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