Join us for a #bluesky chat in #Spiritchat ~ Sunday Jan 4 at 9amET / 2pm UTC / 730pm India Topic: On Setting Intentions Host: @ajmanik.bsky.social bit.ly/sc140-intent26 #spirituality #intention #realization

Thank you so much for this beautiful and inspiring hour, Kumud! Have a great week, Namaste #spiritchat

A9 when we recognize the beauty that surrounds us, we find peace #spiritchat

A8 Gratitude as a core values creates connection with nature, and other people, and within ourselves #spiritchat

A8 gratitude as a core value creates connection with nature, and other people, and within ourselves

A8 gratitude as a core value creates connection with nature, and other people, and within ourselves

Grateful for these two #spiritchat

A7 both experiences are indicative of the contagiousness of gratitude, and both feel so amazing, but giving gratitude feels like connection and receiving it feels like recognition #spiritchat

A6 using gratitude to ignore other valid emotions is not helpful. We should feel grateful for all our emotions, even those that are labeled “negative”. #spiritchat

A5. Gratitude begins intrinsically, but we need to feed it to keep it healthy #spiritchat

A3 Remembering to be grateful during those seemingly unthinkable moments reminds us that we always have an opportunity to grow and change is always coming #spiritchat

A2 gratitude is only difficult to find when you’re not truly paying attention #spiritchat

A1. Growing gratitude puts an instant smile on my face and that joy that radiates from deep within me #spiritchat

Join us for a live #bluesky conversation in #Spiritchat, Sunday Nov 23 at 9amEST / 2pm UTC / 730pm India ~ Topic: On Growing Gratitude bit.ly/sc140-grati25 Host: @ajmanik.bsky.social #spirituality #growth #lifeLessons

A4 reunification of the heart, body and mind begins with an intuitive sense of self, things easily come together when we remember who we are #spiritchat

A2 disunity is caused by people pleasing and not honoring our boundaries #spiritchat

A1 Unifying the Fragments speaks to the culmination of lessons I have learned in life that formed the person I am today #spiritchat

Good morning to all my #spiritchat! Excited to talk about “Unifying the Fragments” with you all today! 💖

Yes!!! Thank you Kumud, Sharon and #spiritchat -ters for a great start to the week!! 💖💖

A7 music feels like spiritual practice, the music silences the overpowering thoughts in my head and allows me so much clarity #spiritchat

The kitties say hello!! Freya is obsessed with her cat grass, and Fiona hears me playing Sofi Tukker so she knows I’m gonna pick her up for a dance soon #spiritchat

A5. Yes I have experienced such a state… ever heard of Pink Floyd? That music literally soothes my soul #spiritchat

A4 I am always documenting moments with music. Every year, I create a Spotify playlist, every time I hear a song I love, I add it to the playlist. Sometimes I go back to listen to previous year’s playlists and I’m reminded of the moments that urged me to add each song #spiritchat

Q4. What importance has music had in significant moments in your life? Any particular music during those monents? Do share. #Spiritchat

Hi Sharon! I’m so happy to be here! I’m doing very well through this latest life challenge. I feel hopeful! #spiritchat

A3 when my heart stops feeling the music, I turn to some EDM which always gets me dancing, whether on my feet or in my seat! My favorite artist in that genre is Sofi Tukker. #spiritchat

A2. Choosing favorites when it comes to music is difficult, but for spirituality my favorite is James Morrison, a British singer-songwriter who’s raspy voice and lyrics that feel so familiar brought me to Scotland a few years ago #spiritchat

A1. The music of spirituality is a sound that is able to promote clarity and calm, the music that always brings us home #spiritchat

So grateful to MerryB for sharing her inspiring story, “Breaking the Mold.” You can read @merryb923.bsky.social's story here -> sayitforward.org/breaking-the...

Good morning #spiritchat friends! It’s been awhile but I’m so glad to be with you all this morning!

A8. When protector, provider & creative come together, we manifest communities rooted in justice, care & imagination. That power builds spaces where people can thrive, not just survive, and that’s the purpose worth fighting for. #SpiritChat

A7. The feminine spirit reminds me that power and responsibility can’t be separated. The spiritual path asks us to use our gifts to heal, protect, and uplift… not just for ourselves, but for everyone we touch. #SpiritChat

A5. I feel it most as an aunt and mentor… protecting my nieces so where they’re free to grow. The feminine protector in me shows up as both shield and guide. #spiritchat

A4. The wealth of the feminine spirit is measured in love that sustains, truth that liberates, and hope that multiplies. It enriches our hearts so we can keep showing up in a world that needs us. #SpiritChat

A3 When the power goes out, I reach for stillness. It’s a reset button; an invitation to listen differently, to notice what’s here when the noise falls away. #SpiritChat

A2. The feminine spirit is unique because it holds power without needing domination. It listens, it nurtures, it endures… and that’s a force the world often underestimates until it rises. #spiritchat

A1 The power of the feminine spirit feels like unshakable resilience- the quiet strength to rise, protect, and keep creating even when the world tries to tear you down #spiritchat

A8 I am planning more adventures. Reminding myself to say YES! to the invitations offered to me by the universe. #spiritchat

A7: At the weekly rehearsal for the rock choir I am in, we do some warmups including a church song that we sing in 4-part harmony. It’s an odd pairing for a rock choir, but we all love it and it energizes us. #spiritchat

Thank you for coming!! May your fall be full of #rituals that hold you steady and #routines that make space for joy. Until next time, #spiritchat friends — keep beginning again. 🍂✨

A7. Noticing negative thinking and consciously focusing on gratitude. Setting aside quiet time Yoga practice Appreciating nature Hugging loved ones #spiritchat

Slipping in the final Q8. As we step into fall, what ritual or routine will you commit to as an act of renewal? #spiritchat #NewBeginnings

Dog communities are the best- you don’t know anyone’s name it’s “Samsons mom” and “Archie’s dad” #spiritchat

Yes. This. My first sixty to ninety-minutes of the day are ‘phone free’ ~ next practice is to banish the phone from the bedside table ~:) #routine #ritual #renewal #Spiritchat

Thanks to the routine, ritual and season talk here at #SpiritChat, I remembered an unfinished goal: having a meetup with the Black Gum trees that grow in a swampy area of a nearby state park. I am a gum tree enthusiast & have had this on my list for two years! Hello, Wednesday afternoon walk!

I need to do this! #spiritchat

Q7 what are some routines and rituals that you share with a group or community that sustains you? #spiritchat

A6 I have given up watches and shoes(when possible)... does that count? 😁 I would routinely fret and worry...pretty much have left that behind. I'm not sure if there is some new routine I am interested in adding to the mix.... #spiritchat

It wasn't my creativity that brought me to spread sheets it was a book called "Storyworthy" by Matthew Dicks & is used to document a moment (or more, for me) daily that is worth making into a story. Simple & helpful. Other spreadsheets grew as offshoots. #SpiritChat

Great thinking!!! #spiritchat