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Changes in the Year of the Dragon

By Dr Leah Leach The Year of the Dragon (Feb 10, 2024 – Feb 27, 2025) is a time of transformation, growth, and surprise opportunities. It is a year filled with powerful energy to destroy old forms and bring in the new. A time to break yourself open.  As the founder of Gal’s Guide and […]

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Buddha Friends

Where you can be with your Buddhist friends This page is in the process of an update as we transition from an Indiana Sangha to a Moorhead, Minnesota one. If you would like more info or sign up for updates for Buddha Friends email 42@galsguide.org. A fun and joyful meetup that holds space open to […]

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Follow Your Bliss

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there […]

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The Edge of Enlightment

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. There are moments when I feel the world reveals herself.   As if a crystal-clear mirror is put […]

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What’s in a Name?

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. Prince, Puff Daddy, and Queen Victoria and I have something in common… We’ve all changed our names. […]

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Hulkin’ Out

by Riwo INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. The story of the Hulk is an excellent example of Feeding (not fighting) Your Demons…get the stretchy […]

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Who is Tara?

by Leah Leach INTENTION My intention is to help make what I have learned in Buddhism approachable to all levels of readers regardless of faith or practice. I also cultivate the intention to share this wisdom with all beings. WHO IS TARA? Tara is the female representation of compassion, wisdom, and enlightenment. She is a […]

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Truth Has No Handles

by Riwo WHAT IS THIS SEED? “The truth has no handles” HOW THIS SEED BLOOMED FOR ME This phrase gave me a visual for a word that has been in flux in recent years – ‘Truth’.  When I heard this phrase in class, I immediately drew a vase and a coffee cup. The visualization of […]

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Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional

By Riwo WHAT IS THIS SEED “Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.” Thích Nhất Hạnh HOW THIS SEED BLOOMED FOR ME Pain is something we are all going to experience many times in our lives. Pain is momentary, pain is change, and pain is an attention seeker (for good reason).  “Pain is the indication that […]

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Leah’s Five Recommends

The Memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché by Alice Guy, Roberta and Simone Blaché Shout, Sister Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-an-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle Wald Awakened Woman: Remembering & Reigniting Our Sacred Dreams by Dr. Tererai Trent Happiness Becomes You: A Guide to Changing Your Life for Good by Tina Turner Wishful […]

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Why Libraries Will Have A Long Shelf Life

Did you know that more American’s visit the library than go to the movie theater? Thanks to a new Gallup poll done in Dec 2019 there is data revealing that libraries are the most frequented leisure activity for American’s surpassing sporting events, live concerts, and museum trips. This is a wonderful confirmation to the team […]

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Saucy Gals of History

For our March meeting, our speaker was Leah Leach, co-host of our podcast Your Gal Friday. She presented 13 gals that are more risqué or controversial than you’d hear about on our family-friendly podcast. Leah told the tales of pirates, erotic poets, spies, burlesque performers, and revenge-fueled painters. These gals stories are incredible, inspiring, and oh yeah, […]

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How Title IX Changed The Game

Megan finishes up her summer with a last swim in the lake near her grandmother’s house. Megan is excited to start high school and make new friends, however, she’d love to be in the water for just a little longer. When she learns her high school has a pool and is part of gym class, […]

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Early History of Olympic Women

Did you know men competed nude in the Ancient Olympics?  Did you know there was The Games of Hera, the female version of the Olympics, at the same time, in the same stadiums in Olympia?  Did you know women were not allowed to compete in the first Modern Olympic games of 1896 but were allowed […]

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A Rose By Any Other Name

On Your Gal Friday episode, Phoebe and I talked about amazing Julia Child. Among her many accolades was having a rose named after her. I mentioned (without out really thinking about it too much) that I would love to have one. Well, a few months later, for my birthday, my husband gifted me not only […]