Today's progress pic on mark making #painting (in the style of Van Gogh). Oil on 16x20-inch canvas. #art #VanGogh

And winter came another sunset closer ~ #goldenhour #landscape #photography #grainy

Blue Willow tea cup porcelain moon in the sapphire morning sky study in blue and white

‘If he did wrong, then he harms himself. And what if he did no wrong?’ ~ Marcus Aurelius (Meditations, 12.38) #reflection #perspective #innerpeace #stillness

May the entire earth be engulfed in peace ~ Peace Intention #sunset #November #radiance

The #fullmoon day in November celebrates the birth and message of Guru Nanak Dev, the founding Guru of the Sikh faith ~ a faith that promotes service, prayer and the idea of ‘Ek Onkaar Sat Naam’ ~ ‘There is the One, and Truth is Its Name’ ~ 🙏🏽😌 🕉️ #gurupurab #Spiritchat

My Mom had a great memory until dementia cruelly stole it from her. She was a consummate storyteller and I think it was through the retelling of stories that solidified the memory. As a child, it was annoying; as an adult, it made me smile. #spiritchat #remembrance

A7) This makes more sense now, Kumud. Thank you. In this context, the Serenity Prayer is helpful. I'm not an alcoholic but a child of several. 'accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can and the wisdom to know the difference.' #spiritchat

And then came dusk ~ a bit earlier than usual 🌅 #photography #sunset #fallback #November

It was a moment when I chose to "forget" the pain that someone had cause me and chose to forgive her instead. Then, I was free. A6 #SpiritChat

A6: I have a friend who says I have 'good protection'. He meant that spiritually, as in guides. Borrowing this phrase from my dear friend Jane, who passed in 2010, I would say that for several years I had a kind of 'beautiful innocence', and that protected me from the worst. #remembrance #spiritual

A8 my friend Sharon..she was vibrant and vivacious. A great laugh. We met when I was 24 and she was 31. She became my sister. We talked at least twice a week until a few years ago when strokes took her down a difficult path. I am grateful for her love, mourn her passing but rejoice in her freedom

A9: #spiritchat be present, listen, give them a voice, smile, offer quiet waves of energy and encouragement.

Many, many thanks, @ajmanik.bsky.social and all #SpiritChat friends, for this heartfelt #SpiritChat conversation. 💞🙏🏽 How blessed I feel to be part of this community. Namaste 💫

We may not sing in tune, we may not have perfect pitch or harmony, our hearts and eyes may be heavy at times, and yet every note we sing together means that we are still here... we remember... 🙏🏽 💙 #Spiritchat

#Remembrance can be a difficult conversation for the best of us in the best of times ~ I am grateful for all who engaged and shared today ~ I hope we all leave a bit lighter in this moment than we did at 9amEST 🙏🏽 💙 #Spiritchat

We can love them. We can listen to them. We can ask if/how we can help them. A9 #SpiritChat

A8 My husband who passed away on January 26th this year. I’m so grateful for the way he handled his illness and the quiet preparations he made, that we’re not all known until after his death. #SpiritChat

A8: #spiritchat I lost my brother in law a few weeks ago. He was the type of man you could rely on for anything. Part of me thought that he would never die because he was always there; solid and kind. It feels impossible that such a man is allowed to pass…. He will never be forgotten…

It’s 10amEST, Nov 2 2025. Deeply grateful to all who shared on ‘Living in Remembrance’ today. May we remember to share peace in our world. Namaste. #Spiritchat

I write and then burn what I want to let go. This practice has helped me many times. A7 #SpiritChat

Part of a poem from Callie (age 15, year she passed): - Choosing what to paint is difficult Painting the image you see is more so But you still paint, even when mistakes are visible And through those mistakes, you grow. #peace #remembrance #spiritchat 💜

Now that I look back, maybe one reason why #Spiritchat came into being was so that we all could share our stories... of life, of living, of dying, and of #remembrance #Spiritchat A7

THIS is one of the reasons I launched SayItFoward.org, Kathleen. Our own stories, told in our own words. #SpiritChat

Final Q9. To those who are struggling to live, to be seen, to be remembered... what can we do for them? Namaste. #Spiritchat

A7 a conversation I've had this week...how quickly folks fade from memory unless we tell their stories. Stories keep them alive and give us context for our own lives...our own stories. #spiritchat

Rephrasing Q7. To forget what you need to forget, so that the heart grows lighter... any practices that have helped you? #remembrance #Spiritchat

Forgiving despite remembering brings real clsoure. #spiritchat

Q8. Take this moment... share a note of Remembrance to honor a recent friend, family or... 🙏🏽 #peace #Spiritchat

A7: Memory is inaccurate; for those who remember BASF cassette tapes and how they go wobbly, that's a good metaphor. It's also subjective, as the great Richard Bandler would re-quote "The Map is Not the Territory". Our view from our seat on the bus is different from everyone else's. #spiritchat

A7: #spiritchat reminisce, look at pictures, talk to others, write your experiences so that you don’t forget them.

A6: it is best to forget (n forgive) so mamy things - events, people, cases, issues - for our own good n tranquility. #spiritchat

And as a parent and educator…. Remember who’s watching you. #spiritchat

Q7. Memory (loss) happens... any practices that have helped you slow down (or speed up?!) the process for certain ‘events’... #remembrance #Spiritchat

A6: #spiritchat forgetting stress and worry for a while is the best feeling. Freeing your mind from it does wonders and it can offer new perspectives.

Three things that have helped me on my spiritual journey so far ~ Remember who made you Remember who you are Remember where you are going #remembrance #Spiritchat A4

Loving what is, loving what was, and being grateful for all that brought me to this present moment. 💕A5 #SpiritChat

“You have kinship with all of life that has lived over all of time” ~ Vedanta #remembrance #Spiritchat A5

Q6. A life occasion where ‘forgetfulness’ was the best thing that happened to you in the moment... why so? #remembrance #Spiritchat

A5: Well, that's been a long journey the last 8 years. After year 7 of losing my daughter, I found ways to begin to remember the fun and happiness we had, and that lessens the pain over time, although of course it never goes away completely. Why would it? Here's a painting of hers #spiritchat 💜

A5: #spiritchat living your life in honour of those who have passed.

A5: Paraphrasing a theory of interest rates, rememberance is a series of momnets..:) #spiritchat

‘We know our soul sisters and brothers in the first moment we meet them’ ~ #remembrance #Spiritchat

Q5. Your reflections on the connection between ‘living in remembrance’ ~ ‘living in the moment’ 🙏🏽 💙 #Spiritchat

Hard questions. My grandfathers teaching me his father’s spirituality which was Native American My great grandmother telling me it was ok and good to be spiritual being. Can’t think of #3 this quick. #Spiritchat

Maitri. Karuna. Mudita. Upeksha ~ beautiful 🙏🏽 💙 #patanjali #Spiritchat

My children never knew the man I grew up with, instead they met a (re)newed, vibrant, storytelling, charming man. So grateful for how AA changed our lives. When I was a child I had Alateen pen pals. (Dad was still drinking then) #SpiritChat

I really enjoyed Daniel Pink's book, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward. It is about being constructive with regret instead of giving it the ability to find fault with ourselves. #SpiritChat

A2: Essay question so early in the day? Must be the time change. Some brain research says we tend to remember more distressing things, hence PTSD and so on. Yet, we also have beautiful memories. Maybe it's the emotional intensity of a memory #spiritchat

Q4. The remembrance of three (or less!) things... that have helped you the most on your (spiritual) journey so far? Do share #Spiritchat