This is Not a Problem!
I recently heard a wonderful talk by Tara Brach about the importance of the attitude we hold towards the bumped and bruised places in our...


Wash Your Mind!
Sometimes we simply cannot get out of our own way and see things as they really are. Just as they are in and of themselves, without an...


Advice for Sitting With a Friend in Pain
When you sit with a friend in pain, when their world no longer makes sense; when confusion rages and no rest is to be found. Just...
slow, deep, quiet, and even
We cannot always will ourselves to be calm and centered when under stress, but we can will our breath to change. When our breath...


You Are Not Alone...
EVERYTHING IS WAITING FOR YOU (After Derek Mahon) Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone. As if life were a...


What Defines You?
What defines you? The way you look, how you feel, what you believe? Sometimes we need to be a good bit bigger than than the story we...
Words to Live By
Words are powerful. Just notice how the words on this piece of art by Reverend Bemjamin Perkins dance inside you. Sometimes words can be...


You're Grounded!
It is the man throwing away his shoes as if to enter heaven and finding himself astonished, opened at last, fallen in love with solid...


Together Alone?
Not too long ago, we were at a family gathering with relatives we hadn't seen for awhile. I was so excited to see everyone; it had been...
Taking in Goodness
Let's say you went for a lovely hour long walk in the woods. Just perfect! Then at one point, you trip on a log, fall, and get your pants...