Reflecting on who we think we are to find out who we really are. A look at universal themes through a personal lens and how mindfulness, meditation and self-awareness practices help. Attention really is everything. <br/><br/><a href="https://valeriespain.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">valeriespain.substack.com</a>
Glorious Ordinary Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Valerie Spain
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Reflecting on who we think we are to find out who we really are. A look at universal themes through a personal lens and how mindfulness, meditation and self-awareness practices help. Attention really is everything. <br/><br/><a href="https://valeriespain.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">valeriespain.substack.com</a>
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July 17, 2026
Nothing Special
<p>I’m in a phase, a turning point, a something… where the consequences of many life choices are converging, and old issues clamor to be acknowledged. Relationships are the most clamorous of all particularly the relationship I had with my mother. </p><p>I acknowledged the anniversary of her death last week, but surprise(!) we are still in conversation and this postmortem connection has proved to be the most instructive of all.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.lionsroar.com/september-2014-2/">Nothing special</a> is a Buddhist concept that says being ordinary is enough. No need to be special. Everything we need to learn is happening right now. And it’s pretty amazing.</p><p>"As my first teacher, Munindraji, would say, the thought of your mother is not your mother. It’s a thought. A thought of anything is not the thing, it’s a thought. So when we can relate to whatever emotional turmoil might be happening and the thoughts associated with them [by saying to ourselves], “Yeah, this is just a thought in the moment,” it gives us access to relating to it in a different way." ~Joseph Goldstein</p><p>Besides being a passionate writer and narrator of this bi-weekly newsletter I am: *An essay writer and poet. *A teacher on Insight Timer. https://insighttimer.com/valeriespain, and a Certified Mindfulness Mentor.</p><p>If you don’t want to commit to a subscription but found this post meaningful, you can drop a contribution here: <a target="_blank" href="http://buymeacoffee.com/valeriespan">buymeacoffee.com/valeriespan</a>.</p><p><strong>Regarding AI</strong>: I do not use it in any part of my writing process: from conceiving and nurturing ideas, to editing drafts, to writing the final essay. All the imagining, writing and editing is the work of one human. We don’t need more content. We need heart-centered, human content.</p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Glorious Ordinary at <a href="https://valeriespain.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">valeriespain.substack.com/subscribe</a>
July 1, 2026
Are You Coming In?
<p>Two weeks ago I spent a day with my five year old grandson in Gloucester, MA. We had an adventure and he gave me some advice about making choices though he didn't know it.</p><p>To be free in the world, you must be free of the world. Or your past decides for you and your future. ~Sri Nisargardatta</p><p>Glorious Ordinary is a reader-supported publication on Substack and you can read this essay there, and become a free or paid subscriber.</p><p>Valerie's Bio</p><p>*Writer, essayist and poet. *<a target="_blank" href="http://*I’m a teacher on Insight Timer.">Teacher on Insight Timer</a>. *Life coach helping folks living with type 1 diabetes to nurture their mental, emotional and spiritual health. I’ve lived with T1D for 30+ years. Read <a target="_blank" href="https://type1diabetesdilemma.substack.com/about">The Type 1 Diabetes Dilemma</a>. Schedule a <a target="_blank" href="https://calendly.com/valeriespain">free Discovery Session</a>. *To learn even more, go to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriespain/">LinkedIn</a>. **My identities: older, white, cisgender woman of European immigrant descent; a mother of sons, a grandmother, daughter, sister, friend, advocate for social justice and for this beloved, animate earth.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Glorious Ordinary at <a href="https://valeriespain.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">valeriespain.substack.com/subscribe</a>
May 20, 2026
What I Did All Day
<p>This essay is about coercive control and domestic violence, about autonomy and who gets to decide how we use our time.</p><p><strong>AI</strong>: I do not use it in any part of my creative process: from conceiving and nurturing ideas, to editing drafts, to writing and recording final essays or podcasts. Everything you listen to and read—including the em dashes—is the work of one human.</p><p><strong>I am</strong> <strong>a writer, poet, life coach</strong> and someone who has lived with type 1 diabetes for 30+ years. I’m launching a new newsletter this month, Type 1 Diabetes Dilemma. Stay tuned! I’m also refocusing my coaching niche to work with people living with type 1.</p><p>Glorious Ordinary is reader-supported Substack newsletter. If you like what you hear, please go here: <a target="_blank" href="https://valeriespain.substack.com/">https://valeriespain.substack.com/</a></p><p>And become a free or paid subscriber! </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Glorious Ordinary at <a href="https://valeriespain.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">valeriespain.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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