Anam Nostos House Blog

"Faith cannot be negotiated. It requires courageous testimony!" -Pope Francis

​We are walking into a new season.

We have faced obstacles and challenges that have surprised us in ways we couldn't have expected or prepared for as we acknowledge the lessons learned as priceless.

Today, as you find yourself coming back into the every day life practices, what surprises you most? 

Go deep within and ask yourself what it is you need for your journey in this new light?
How have you been holding back?
What lessons learned from the past season can help you bring them to fruition?



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​There is a silence among the trees right now…
It’s asking us to go within and be quiet.
Can you do that?
Can you simply go within and sit with the quiet of unknowing?
Winter is upon us, a time to reflect in the darkness.
​Nothing is being asked of you other than to be still…

What is trauma to you?

How have you walked through trauma on your journey?

Is there a time when trauma taught you a lesson you needed to embrace?

Today, pause, reflect and know that any trauma holds value. It releases a lesson for the journey ahead.  While the pain is not what one would want to walk through, it brings us one step closer to living this life in ways we are called.

"You do not heal 'from' trauma.
You simply come to know yourself
as Life Itself.
And you turn towards the wounded place.
And you flush it with attention,
which is Love.
​
And maybe the wound will always be with you.
Maybe you will always walk with the hurt.
But now, you hold it. It doesn't hold you.
You are the container, not the contained.
It doesn't control you any longer, the wound.
Because it is drenched in awareness now.
Drenched in You.
Loved by You.
Even celebrated by You.

You do not heal 'from' trauma.
You find healing 'in' the trauma.
You find yourself at trauma's sacred core.
The One who is always present.
The One who can bear
even the most intense feeling states.
And survive.

The Indestructible One.
The Infinite One.
The Powerful One.
You."

Author: Jeff Foster    

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We hear about mindfulness daily. We read about mindfulness daily. We talk with others about mindfulness daily. You can’t get through a day without someone telling you that mindfulness is the new answer to all things.

How often do we sincerely practice the art of mindfulness? When our day is nothing but stress between work, family or every day relationships; are we taking a moment to pause, breathe and reflect on that which is mindful? Or, are we just consumed with our stress that nothing else can alleviate this state of mind for us?

Today, stop wherever you are reading this...pause. Notice the air around you. Take a deep breath in holding it for 30 seconds. As you release become aware of what the breath brought to your senses. Can you identify it? How can it add to your day? What will you take away to use for the better in your day?

​Mindfulness.

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