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1. suzana { 10.18.12 at 12:25 am }

   Dearest Susan,
   Thank you so very much for today’s practice. It was truly a gift.
   Warmest regards and blessings to you.

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   • susan { 10.19.12 at 5:18 pm }

     i am so happy to hear this, suzana. thank you, thank you. love, s

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     • suzana { 10.20.12 at 1:02 am }

       it was a challenging day… and, as if often the case, i was so caught up in all the ‘doing’ that was required to deal with the circumstances that i kept telling myself that i would make time for meditation ‘when i finished doing…’ but then, your ohp email popped into my inbox…

       i thought ‘i’ll just listen and then, later, i’ll sit and do this properly’… and your gentle presence called to me… and i said to myself ‘no, everything else will have to wait. i’m making time for my practice right NOW because this situation is really too much and in this moment, the practice is all that matters. it will help me to return to my centre and it will also help me handle the other ‘more important’ things i have to do in a much better frame of mind.’ and so i did… and found myself shedding tears of relief…

       i have been meditating for many years. but no matter how well-practiced, we all sometimes we forget to make time for our practice or relegate it to ‘after’… thank you so much for creating the ohp and these gentle ‘calls to meditation’… I

       i’ve also been teaching different things to different people for a long time. yes, teachers learn much from their students. but today i was reminded that, no matter how experienced i might be myself, i appreciate having my own teacher too… thank you for being my teacher… today especially i was so grateful for your light in this world… thank you, sensei…

       i have written a post about the ohp on my blog. blessings to you and everyone participating in the ohp…

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       • susan { 10.31.12 at 1:52 pm }

         Hi Suzana. I am so happy we continue to practice together!

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2. stephen { 10.18.12 at 6:17 pm }

   hello ms. piver,

   thank you for all you share here and elsewhere. i am such a stumbling neophyte to all this. but i am interested, thanks chiefly to an extraordinary friend who introduced me to you…and a very particular short clip of a podcast you did for the ID project. i’ve replayed that podcast..i don’t know…20 times. which in turn brough me here. which in turn affords me this opportunity to embarass myself profusely via these fledgling attempts at meditation. enough self-flagellation for the moment, i suppose. really just wanted to express thanks, and to tell you that, even though i don’t know remotely what the hell i am doing with meditation…you have helped me to see threads of a thing which seems to be trying to embrace me somehow. even if i’m not embracing it…it seems, through your information and guidance…to be reaching for me. hmm. who knew?!

   thank you for all you do.

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   • susan { 10.19.12 at 5:19 pm }

     hi stephen. so nice to meet you and i also don’t know what i’m doing. somehow this turns out to be the best place to be.

     so glad our paths have crossed and thank you so very much for the kind words of appreciation. they mean a lot…

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3. Megan { 10.22.12 at 4:44 pm }

   Thank you, Susan, for the wonderful meditations. I was wondering if you could address chronic pain issues and things like tinnitus? I have this persistent, quite unrelenting ringing sound which can be a struggle to try to overcome while meditating. Any thoughts on this?
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   • susan { 10.31.12 at 1:30 pm }

     Yes, Megan, I can try!

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4. Larry { 10.24.12 at 9:34 pm }

   Thanks Susan – for a beautiful, guided, peaceful end to a busy work day. Makes a huge difference.
   Thank you!

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   • susan { 10.25.12 at 1:10 pm }

     So glad to hear it!

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5. Vera { 10.25.12 at 8:09 pm }

   Thank you for a lovely and grace-filled practice.

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   • susan { 10.26.12 at 11:36 am }

     You are so welcome.

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6. Dorothy { 10.28.12 at 4:59 am }

   Thank you Susan.. I have dabbled with meditation for years but never really developped the daily practice that I knew would enrich my life. Now, I look forward to your gentle guidance, kind presentation and humor with each meditation, which is becoming a practice more days than not. Thank you!
   Peace and Blessings,
   Dorothy

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   • susan { 10.28.12 at 9:46 am }

     Dorothy, I can’t tell you how much this means to me. Makes me very happy! Warmly, S

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