Author Archives: mcallister

Relationships and Stories

Posted on August 15, 2008 by mcallister

by Alan McAllister, CCHt PhD-phys I still remember when, 3-4 years after marrying a lady from a different culture, it dawned on me that we might have very different concepts of what marriage meant! We came from very different stories, … Continue reading →

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Change and Possibility

Posted on August 1, 2008 by mcallister

There is change in the air this summer. The finishing of old cycles, completion and transition. Among other things in my life, my son, and youngest child, will fly east in a month to start his college education. For him … Continue reading →

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Being Best

Posted on July 15, 2008 by mcallister

How often have we heard these words, directly spoken or indirectly heard in movies, read in books, sung in songs? We are urged to compete, with others, with ourselves, with nature, but to be the best in any of many … Continue reading →

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Let Nature Feed Your Soul

Posted on July 1, 2008 by mcallister

I recently spent several wonderful days in the mountains of northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. Leaving schedules and cell phone behind, I moved into a space more of being than of doing. I found myself wanting to simply sit … Continue reading →

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The Smell of a Summer Rose

Posted on June 15, 2008 by mcallister

Summertime and the roses are blooming. Find some and take time to smell them. Be fully present, smelling them. Let their smell fill your awareness. Not a sniff, or two. Breath them in, over and over. Stretch into the experience, … Continue reading →

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