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Wisdom for a Change
ELKE SPEAKS
Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 2, 20173 min read
Lessons in Impermanence
On a recent retreat to Harrison Hot Springs in British Columbia, CA, I walked through the verdant forest surrounding the beautiful...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Oct 17, 20172 min read
If I can create this, then I can also create that…
The morning’s wake up was unpleasant: spinny head, a headache on its way and a sick tummy. Not exactly the motivation needed to catch the...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Attention Empaths: Some tools for the times
It startles me, how startle-prone I've been lately. Case in point: My husband tries to quietly approach me in the wee hours of the...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Sep 15, 20174 min read
Life Vignettes: how precious they are.
Vignettes: I love observing them, always have. And yesterday’s vignettes were both comforting and poignant. They reminded me—for the...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Aug 2, 20173 min read
Going with the flow...seriously? that works?
I have a feeling that you might have feelings about the phrase: Go with the flow. Maybe you smile a little, and say "Ja mon. I'm with...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Jul 11, 20172 min read
Grateful for everything and the kitchen sink
Yea, its a picture of a kitchen sink full of dishes. This is not a demonstration of how I wash dishes, but it is a picture of my...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Jun 4, 20173 min read
Take a breath, and now another one....
Newsflash: Elke is tired. Not sick and tired of something or of life. Not deadly tired. Just plain ol' tired; the wake up tired, fall...
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Elke Siller Macartney
May 25, 20172 min read
Keep the faith
Right now, even in the midst of tumultuous times, miracles continue to happen. Babies are born. Lives are saved. Kindness erupts in the...
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Elke Siller Macartney
May 17, 20173 min read
Time to roll out a new welcome mat. Well, almost...
For those of you following my adventures, I won't keep you in suspense: We found a new home and move in at the end of June. Feel free to...
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Elke Siller Macartney
May 8, 20172 min read
Comparing fishbowls, or creating what you want?
While in this massive transition of creating a new home and office, I have used pretty much all the tools in my spiritual toolkit,...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 17, 20172 min read
When stepping back is moving forward
It's a fascinating time to be alive. Well now, that's a rather charitable thing to say, isn't it? War and despair and confusion seems to...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 7, 20172 min read
Didn't know how much I loved this place, til I had to let go.
Yea, that sounds like a popular song. Yet its true. I thought I had it all figured out: this move to a new life needed to be put on hold...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Apr 5, 20173 min read
Scenes from a Hot Shop
Recently, the exhaustion and stress of looking for a new home prompted me to choose an option I have turned to when everything is...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 18, 20173 min read
"Am I good enough?" and other self judgments
I travel twice a week to a nursing home an hour away to visit and work with an incredible human being. Though she is confined to a bed,...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Mar 10, 20172 min read
Me, Pandora and upping the attitude
People often give me the following compliment: "Elke, I trust you because you are real/authentic/always yourself." I love that, yet I...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Feb 19, 20174 min read
Upon pulling off yet another miracle
A picture of places past. Where will these feet land next? The email notice came the day before Valentine’s day, in between the Zumba...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Feb 4, 20173 min read
Love your body.
Some of you know that I dance—a lot. Besides teaching 6 Zumba Gold classes a week, I dance whenever and wherever I can—which is pretty...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Jan 25, 20171 min read
Look for the good, and expand on it
Words are getting snarlier these days, pitting friend against friend, family members against each other, and political party...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Jan 8, 20172 min read
The most important manifesting tool
For the fourth winter in a row, my hubby and I have awakened in a cold bedroom--as in below 40℉ (4.5℃). In my reality, this is a bottom...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 26, 20162 min read
The new is created from the old
Modern humans: we're often in a hurry to start the new, move forward, go for our dreams. While this may be positive, in all the rush...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 14, 20162 min read
Lighting up the darkness
Darkness: in this part of the world at this time of year, it's a challenge to be dealt with. And in modern times, rather than slowing...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Dec 4, 20163 min read
Blessings to all caregivers
I’m reaching out to share a group hug with all the people who’ve been caring for a loved one for a long time. You know who you are:...
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Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 24, 20162 min read
Upon putting on my glasses
A few mornings ago, I put on cheaters—eye glasses—to have a better look at the ingredient list of a face lotion I was about to use....
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Elke Siller Macartney
Nov 10, 20162 min read
What do we do now? May I suggest....
In the light of a new day with a new reality in the country I love, I and others are waking up with this question on our minds: What do...
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