your daily rock : feel the abundance
Here’s the deal. We’re always in abundance. There is no lack–because either we are adding up our blessings or our troubles. Either way, we have an abundance. You get to choose which one you want to count. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The …
your daily rock : willingness
“That word is ‘willing.’ It’s an attitude and spirit of cooperation that should permeate our conversations. It’s like a palm tree by the ocean that endures the greatest winds because it knows how to gracefully bend.” -Stephen Kendrick Willingness is an opening up, isn’t it? It is arms flung open, …
your daily rock : choose joy
I am not always joyful. Are you? In fact, I am often overcome by the bigness of the sadness and inequity in the world. Sometimes I am in great pain, for myself or others. Life sometimes feels big and panicked and hurtful. And even in those moments, I know I …
your daily rock : all is well
Breathe in: Hello moment. Breathe out: I am here. Repeat as needed. All is well. Even when it’s not, all is well. Breathe in: Hello moment. Breathe out: I am here. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
your daily rock : love big
We have a choice to open up, or shut down. Every day we have that choice: to protect our hearts or to fling them open so they can fulfill their highest purpose: to love. I hope we can choose love. Because at the end of it, love is what’s left. …
your daily rock : build a bridge
What is a bridge? What does a bridge do? I had a powerful conversation about those two questions in a class I was teaching one summer. We drew bridges to remind ourselves of their structure. We talked about what we know about bridges: They connect things, they span distances, they …
your daily rock : be kind. be kind. be kind.
As the Dalai Lama said, “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” This one is simple. Be kind. Especially when kindness is the harder choice. Love, (These beautifully painted rocks are created by Kim Mailhot, aka The Rock Fairy.
thinking thursday.
mind Things I am afraid to do. To do. I am a big fan of mash-ups, translations from one form to another, one time to another, one art form to another: sampling of all kinds. So I loved this look at what Van Gogh’s famous self-portrait would look like as …
your daily rock : every day is day one!
Every day is day one. Every single one. So you screwed up your wellness plan today with a frosted cherry PopTart? Sit with the “why” of that and then recognize that tomorrow is day one. Every day’s sunrise brings with it a bright fresh canvas, an open space for renewal, …
your daily rock : what do you love to do?
My friend Lisa Evans taught me this. It changes things: When you meet someone, don’t ask them “What do you do?” Instead, ask them “What do you love to do?” The difference is palpable, heart-filled; it is a question that opens space rather than close it down. It allows people …
