#163: "We must not wish for the disappearance of our troubles..."
Do you appreciate your troubles?
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- Jun 7
#162: "I don't think most people set out to do harm..."
What does it mean to be an engaged citizen?
- Apr 27
#158: "The sea is not less beautiful..."
Can I experience something without thinking about its nature?
- Nov 16, 2022
#143: "Looks like a storm is coming in..."
As a parent, often we feel that our job is to protect our children from pain and relieve their suffering, and I honestly struggle with...
- Oct 18, 2022
#139: Whatever you do, ask yourself...
Modern society teaches us that anything worthwhile doesn't come easily. We are always told that the good things in life take hard work....
- Aug 23, 2022
#132: "Oh no, you didn't finish your work..."
It's easy to feel impatient, to fee like I am stagnant or moving backwards, when I recognize that the world doesn't change fast enough to...
- Jun 28, 2022
#125: "Persistent pain is usually the indication that we have become..."
Michael Meade writes in "Fate and Destiny" that we all experience pain, which emerges when our smaller, egoic selves obscure the greater...
- May 29, 2022
#121: "The sea rises, the light fails..."
From James Baldwin's collaborative book of essays with Richard Avedon's photography, "Nothing Personal," comes a timeless message that...
- Mar 30, 2022
#112: "It makes me sad..."
Transitions are hard, but here's a quote that has always given me comfort: "It will all turn out alright in the end. If it's not alright,...
- Jan 26, 2022
#106: "Some day we'll look back..."
Inspired by a quote from People I've Loved: "Some day we'll look back on this time & wonder how we got through it. I have no idea how...
- Jan 5, 2022
#103: "They say that time heals everything"
Time doesn't heal all wounds, at least not on it own. Time can numb our pain by putting distance between us and our trauma. But, by...
- Dec 22, 2021
#101: "We haven't seen you in so long..."
Collaboration with Koret Munguldar, psychotherapist and meditation teacher. Here are her observations about resolving trauma in our...
- Dec 15, 2021
#100: "In the midst of winter, I found there was..."
To a certain extent, we are all products of our environment. When the world seems cold, we turn cold. When the world turns bright, we...
- Nov 10, 2021
#095: "Let me fall, if I must fall..."
I'm taking part again in Dani DiPirro's 30-day gratitude challenge. Today's prompt is Change. Ever since reading this quote by Baal Tem...
- Nov 2, 2021
#094: "Courage is knowing it might not work..."
It's useful to be able to tell the difference between when you're being brave and when you're being stupid. But it's OK if you don't...
- Oct 19, 2021
#092: "This is really hard," the Boy thought...
Inspired by Miyamoto Musashi and JW von Goethe. What are you working on today?
- Oct 11, 2021
#088: "These mountains that you are carrying..."
What makes pain and trauma so difficult for us to let go of? "These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb." -...
- Aug 18, 2021
#077: "A single seed planted..."
Sometimes when the going gets tough, we become even tougher on ourselves. I can't count the number of times I've told myself to "shake it...
- Jun 25, 2021
#066: Self Acceptance
As many of you know, I've been working on developing story ideas for an Oxherd Boy picture book. One of my first ideas was one on self...
- May 10, 2021
#065: "This too shall pass."
I did a little bit of Internet sleuthing about the history behind this quote, and it is most frequently attributed to Sufi philosophers....
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