Sitting With Difficult Emotions
Many years ago I used to do a lot of white water kayaking. Even though at this point my sojourns on water in a small boat are restricted to calm lakes, I often think back to the many… Read More
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Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes
"...you know, it's interesting -- it's rare that you do a story like this and find that it actually kind of changes your life.
I was totally skeptical. I went into it, you know, respectful, but like really, I'm gonna spend a weekend in a meditation retreat?
"I realized on this story, sitting in that meditation retreat, this is exactly what I need,"
Cultivating Self-Compassion
Self-compassion has not and still does not come easily to me. Typically my knee jerk reaction to challenging situations or difficulty in relationships has been to blame myself at some level. I question what I could have done… Read More
Moving from Separation to Connection
On a recent meditation retreat, during a walking meditation outdoors, a woman walked up behind me & passed me on the sidewalk. I observed that she was older and I noticed I was having thoughts that sounded a… Read More
Mindfulness at Work
When I worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor, I had close to 200 clients in my case load and the demands were overwhelming. Each person had a history of injury, disability, and needs that were often heart wrenching…. Read More
The Gift of Curiosity: From Separation to Connection
We often teach in our mindfulness classes that mindfulness supports the curious investigation of what’s arising in our awareness so we can see it more clearly and not just react to it habitually. What was big for me… Read More
Ease and Balance in the Midst of Challenge
We often say the purpose of mindfulness it to be able to be more fully present in the midst of our lives, for the pleasant as well as the unpleasant moments. I recently had an opportunity to use… Read More
Opening to Struggle
If in rush hour traffic you can remain perfectly calm. If you can see your neighbors travel to fantastic places without a twinge of jealousy. If you can love everyone around you unconditionally. And if you can always… Read More
Just Seeing What’s Going On
Everywhere we look Spring is announcing her arrival…bright yellow forsythia sprays; fruit trees brimming with white & pink blossoms; brilliant yellow daffodils bursting on hillsides; and perennials emerging from their winter sleep with the promise of Summer flowers… Read More
Meditation, Goals and Nonstriving
Recently I came across these photos taken by Roeselien Raimond, a Dutch nature photographer, showing foxes enjoying themselves in the wild. It appears that foxes don’t need mindfulness courses to learn about being in the moment, even in… Read More
Close Encounter
Recently, I was driving to visit a friend at her horse farm. Traffic was light on the two lane, secondary road and my mind was wandering ahead with concerns about being late. Suddenly the car in front of… Read More
An Authentic Life
This week I’ve been reading a book by Mark Nepo titled The Exquisite Risk: Daring to Live an Authentic Life. He speaks of the struggle to be real, to live our life with a deeply felt sense of… Read More
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