your daily rock : focus on the good
“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” -Dalai Lama Some things I know for sure: 1) We do not always choose our circumstances. But we always choose how we are in those circumstances. 1) We see what we …
your daily rock : take a long look
“He knew that any given thing on the face of the earth could reveal the history of all things. One could open a book to any page, or look at a person’s hand; one could turn a card, or watch the flight of birds… whatever the thing observed, one could …
poetry wednesday : a fable
A Fable by Louise Gluck Two women with the same claim came to the feet of the wise king. Two women, but only one baby. The king knew someone was lying. What he said was Let the child be cut in half; that way no one will go empty-handed. He …
your daily rock : give freely
“As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.” -Mary Anne Radmacher When we give freely, we become fully human, lit up from the inside out. Not so when we give in anticipation of receiving. Light yourself up. Be a veritable lightning bug for kindness …
your daily rock : say “I,” not they
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” -Noam Chomsky We must see ourselves in the stories of need we see on the nightly news. What …
your daily rock : let yourself yearn
“We are the yearning creatures of this planet.” -Robert Olen Butler Writer Robert Olen Butler explains that the plot of any story is a yearning meeting a series of obstacles. The story doesn’t move forward without that desire–or without those barriers. So let yourself yearn, that deepest form of desire, …
your daily rock : live mindfully
“Mindfulness meditation doesn’t change life. Life remains as fragile and unpredictable as ever. Meditation changes the heart’s capacity to accept life as it is.” -Sylvia Boorstein Awareness and mindfulness are two different things. Mindfulness is awareness pointed in a certain direction, on purpose, and (this is important) without judgement. Mindfulness …
your daily rock : get lost more often
“In today’s world, no one gets lost anymore. We pull up a GPS on our cell phones, type in our destination, and get step-by-step directions to where we want to go. Many of us also have a mental map, a personal GPS, telling us where we want to go in …
thoughts about love, and about regret.
My parents got married on this date 60 years ago. My dad only lived to see 27 of those years, but every year we quietly mark what might have been, could have been. There is a hole where that particular form of happiness and completeness would be. Here’s to the …
