may this dress remind us to breathe ...

When we are connected to our hearts, 

we can hear the small voice 

that says with quiet confidence,

"Breathe. You can do this."

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

Oriah is first and foremost a story-teller, a lover of words and symbols and the stories that lift our spirits, open our hearts and offer us ways to see patterns and create meaning in our lives. The focus of her life and work has been an on-going inquiry into the Sacred Mystery. Her writing, teaching and personal journey all explore how we can each become the individual we are at the deepest level of being and how we can co-create meaning together in the world. Blending humour, insight and compassion for our human struggles Oriah encourages herself and others to be ruthlessly honest and infinitely kind toward our own strengths and our weaknesses.
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"Breathe. You can do this."

When we are connected to our hearts, 

we can hear the small voice 

that says with quiet confidence,

"Breathe. You can do this."

Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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Spring Blessing

Spring Blessing

One day you wake up

able to name the weight 

you’ve been carrying.

Realizing it’s not part of your body or your being,

not essential in any way to journeying or joy,

you set it down gently, without fanfare

in the long soft grass at the side of the road

and walk on

surprised to find yourself

smiling in the warm sun

for no particular reason.

 Oriah Houser © 2015

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May this dress help us to hear 'the call'!!!

"The call is that consistent tug we feel at the centre of our lives to do more than just continue, to know and fulfil the meaning of our lives. The call is always there, whispering in the soft places of our bodies and hearts, in the longing that reminds us what we ache for at the deepest level." 

Oriah Mountain Dreamer from THE CALL

Thank you Oriah Mountain Dreamer!!! xxxx

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may this dress remind you of your small but confident voice!!

When we are connected to our hearts, 

we can hear the small voice 

that says with quiet confidence,

 

"Breathe. You can do this."

— Oriah Mountain Dreamer

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may this dress give you the courage to DARE . . . .

today's inspiration, or challenge, comes from a woman 

who has inspired me to live passionately and authentically ~ 

Oriah Mountain Dreamer.

“It doesn't interest me what 

you do for a living. 

I want to know what you ache for 

and if you dare to dream of 

meeting your heart's longing.” 

― Oriah Mountain Dreamer, The Invitation

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may this dress bring you self acceptance ~

Self-acceptance is a practice, 

a willingness to slowly expand 

our ability to see ourselves 

as we are 

and 

simply be with 

what we see. 

oriah mountain dreamer

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"Self-acceptance is a practice, a willingness to slowly expand our ability to see ourselves as we are and simply be with what we see. I am a passionate, outspoken woman. I have a tendency to want rules but a mind and heart that simply will not let me settle into one-size-fits-all ethical absolutes. I think fast- which does not always mean clearly- and talk faster. I want to be wisely quiet, mysteriously silent, deeply contemplative. And sometimes I am all of these things. But when I am with the world I am more often directive, opinionated and passionately expressive. Sometimes this makes me discerning and effective. Occasionally it means I can be downright inspiring. But sometimes it just makes me relentlessly judgmental and annoyingly bossy. . . .The truth is no life is inherently more “spiritual” than another, no personality or set of ego characteristics more readily available to an awareness of the still and sacred presence we are than another. All personalities have slightly different struggles on the road to waking up to who we are and why we are here." ~Oriah Mountain Dreamer from THE CALL. Ah yes, let's embrace our own particular stumbling blocks & gracefully insightful ways of being today. This humanness- a constant lesson in humility & appreciation for the man or woman we are.