mindful monday : let go of your brain
"To know objects only through dissecting and cataloging them is to miss their full reality. It is to fall asleep amidst the mystery and to become numb to the wonder of this great Earth." – John Daido Loori Sometimes, I believe, we think too much. We categorize and hypothesize and …
stepping stone sunday: make room for silence
There is no need to go to India or anywhere else to find peace. You will find that deep place of silence right in your room, your garden or even your bathtub. –Elizabeth Kübler-Ross It occurred to me on the way home from New Jersey this week–many airports and airplanes …
simple saturday. elementary kindness.
"What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness." -Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams We have opportunities for kindness every day. Every single day. A moment's hesitation to let a car enter the flow of traffic in front of us. An offer to carry a burden for …
thinking thursday.
Every Thursday, just a few links I've discovered, things I'm thinking about. And, of course, a link somewhere to you-know-who. (Where I can follow the serendipitous thread I followed to get there, I'll include a thanks to the person who surfaced it for me.) mind :: my brain and yours …
poetry wednesday : otherwise
Otherwise -Jane Kenyon I got out of bed on two strong legs. It might have been otherwise. I ate cereal, sweet milk, ripe, flawless peach. It might have been otherwise. I took the dog uphill to the birch wood. All morning I did the work I love. At noon I …
found-art tuesday : what is this green stuff?
Last week, Tess decided that she wanted to buy lunch at school. She talked about it, worried about it (where to put her money, how to ask for the food, what they might have for lunch, how to make sure it was vegetarian, how to carry her money and the …
come, retreat. replenish.
Because of a last-minute cancellation due to illness, we've had one space open up in our November 5-8 Life is a Verb retreat near Asheville, North Carolina. Come, explore 63 acres of beautiful mountain farmland, experience morning meditation and yoga with our special guest instructor, eat food lovingly prepared on-site …
mindful monday : be here, right about now.
“Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.” -Thich Nhat Hanh I saw a bumper sticker like this one …
stepping stone sunday: be a bell
I went to my acupuncturist on Thursday. Having reached the highest point of frustration possible with traditional medicine and medical "practices," it was time to go back to her for wisdom and caring and more than a 10-minute "audience" with someone too rushed to listen, the rest of the time …
