This summer was about deeper healing for me. Bod’, psyche, bank account, relationships…relating…creating. Change can be radical but the steps to healing are usually small >> sequential >> interconnected. This is how some of it came together for me. I: 1. Let go of my “check-my-email-in-the-morning-guilt.” Screw it. I LIKE to check my email first
e·qua·nim·i·ty –noun mental or emotional stability or composure, esp. under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. Origin: aequ, even, plain, equal + anim, mind, spirit, feelings Synonyms: serenity, self-possession, aplomb. Antonyms: panic, disquiet, discomposure, agitation. GOT BOUNDARIES? Self respect. Not suffering fools. Not throwing pearls before swine. Being seen, heard, felt. Speaking up for yourself. Original
This is Part One of a two part exercise. Repeat: this is not a philosophical declaration to carry around in your heart. Rather, it’s a soul-teaser to wind through your bean and shake up some thought forms. The world will go on if : you don’t show up at work. : you don’t post to
This weekend my son and I ended up at a Sand Mandala ceremony guided by Tibetan Monks. I just vaguely remembered that something about monks was going on at the Chinese Gardens, and we just happened to arrive as the ceremony was beginning. And there was a prayer carpet in the front row that was
A little story to start the weekend… TO INDIA WE GO Just about to turn thirty, I was given a rare opportunity to have a private audience with His Holiness The Dalai Lama. “Hey kid,” my boss said on the other end of the phone, “I think I’ve got us a meeting with the Dalai
I’ve shopped the mall of meditation since my early twenties. I’ve tried Vipassna, and guided visualization, and Transcendental Meditation, among others. Vipassna helps empty my mind, but I find it punishing. It’s taken me a long time to admit (lest I appear spiritually whimpy,) that Vispassna isn’t for me. Guided visualizations can be useful, but
I’ve given away at least a dozen copies of this book. I’ve given away my last tattered treasured copy, saying, “You must have this, go now.” And then gone out immediately to replace my copy because my book shelf feels anemic without it. Needless to say, Pema Chodron’s Start Where You Are: A Guide to
Whether it’s connecting with the genuine heart of sadness and the messy areas of our lives, or connecting with vision and expansion and openness, what’s real is all included in well-being: it’s all included in joy. Joy is not about pleasure as opposed to pain or cheerfulness as opposed to sadness. Joy includes everything. -
The millennium is a painted spot on the ocean where you once caught a fish. – Alan Senauko, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, from Prayers for a Thousand Years
The only danger in life is hopelessness. Never give up.
