Since I heard the election results last week I’ve been realizing that it’s up to me to Make a Choice about how I want to live in the coming years. Am I going to let the chaos and fear that is now surrounding us rule my emotions and thoughts? Or Read more…
This morning I returned to the bouquet of alstroemeria flowers that I bought early last week. And I began to make more photographs of them. They are still beautiful and now that they’ve held up so well for over a week, I’m willing to take them out of the vase Read more…
This morning I was sitting in the chair beside my bedroom window where I meditate. I had been checking emails on my phone before meditating with the Insight app and I looked up to see this view outside my window. My first thoughts were, “Oh no!!! Say it isn’t so!” Read more…
I am feeling the need To instruct myself over and over in joy As the days of the pandemic unfold and we see no end in sight my mood has taken a downturn. I am angry with my husband Jon for no reason. And I feel sad and confined and Read more…
I listened to an intriguing video yesterday with Tara Brach (author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion) interviewing Dr. Daniel Siegel (author of numerous books on mindfulness, parenting, and awareness). The title of the video was “The Neuroscience of Compassion.” The thing that intrigued me the most about listening to Read more…