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Reflections, insights and observations inspired by walking with a dog named Asha

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Quieting your inner critic

Slow answers

August 9, 2025 Comments

Struggling, thinking there’s supposed to be more (read more and listen, 2:03 minutes)

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Mary Oliver at the beaver meadow

December 4, 2021 Comments

“Norma,” my inner critic, visited while I lingered at the beaver meadow. Mary Oliver’s poetry helped me reclaim my enoughness. (read more or listen, 6:05 minutes)

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Tagged with Connecting with the land, Listening to your inner wisdom, Quieting your inner critic, Slowing down, Stepping into enoughness

Damn mosquitos

February 16, 2020 Comments

Marilyn and Asha walking together

Why does being annoyed lead me into unkind self-judgment? What do I miss noticing and what’s available if I make peace with irritation? (read more or listen, 3:52 minutes)

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Daring to rest

November 17, 2019 Comments

old maple tree

When my inner wisdom sagely invited herself into the conversation I was having with my inner critic, she posed a permission-giving question. (read more or listen, 3:59 minutes)

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