#146: "Everyone thinks they have the best dog..."
Albert Camus said, "Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is." There is always something else to do, some other way to act...
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- Jul 30, 2022
#129: "It's strange how sometimes..."
Flashback to when the boy meets the rabbit. This is one relationship story I'm so excited to explore in a children's book someday. It has...
- Jun 17, 2022
#123: "Sometimes you can only do..."
I painted this little drawing for the boy this time. I guess I wanted to show that everyone can do a little something, no matter how small.
- 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 8, 2021
#099: "Being with you..."
Introducing an adult character, the Boy's grandfather, who I imagine has been a big influence in his life and contributes much to the...
- Oct 18, 2021
#091: "Love is like the sea."
"Love is like the sea. It's a moving thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from the shore it meets, and it's different with every...
- Sep 29, 2021
#085: "I've always struggled with what I'm supposed to be..."
Collaboration with psychotherapist and meditation teacher Koret Munguldar, who is based in Istanbul, Turkey. Here are some of her...
- Aug 16, 2021
#075: "Hold onto me," said the Boy.
A little sketch of the Boy comforting a snow leopard, which resides in the beautiful, high-elevation mountains of Afghanistan In the...
- Jul 26, 2021
#071: "I wish I could show you..."
"I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being." - Hafiz Some quotes are so...
- Jul 19, 2021
#069: "Do you ever worry that we're waiting our time..."
A nod to the Little Prince and his rose, and the wise fox who taught him the painful beauty of being tamed.
- Jul 14, 2021
#067: "I have so many worries that weigh on my heart..."
"Deep listening is the kind of listening that can help relieve the suffering of another person. You can call it compassionate listening....
- 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...
- Apr 5, 2021
#061: "What if one day, the burden of the world gets too heavy..."
Thank you to Ivana Fourine for contributing this lovely dialogue, entitled "Carry," illustrating the peace we can find in merely being...
- Mar 25, 2021
#059: "Where do you get the strength to hold on?"
I'm with you, and I hope being with you gives you the strength to keep going.
- Mar 11, 2021
#055: "Because I, too, have suffered..."
Our experience with suffering is also one of our greatest gifts, the ability to empathize with the suffering of others.
- Feb 22, 2021
#049: "I find myself in a dark place..."
For a long time, and even now, I've been a problem-solving person of action. It's hard for me to see someone struggle if I think I can do...
- Feb 15, 2021
#047: "I hold what is dear, so I hold not much..."
These incredibly lovely words are by my friend Utkarsh Raj, whom I met through the Instagram account in its very earliest days. A...
- Feb 8, 2021
#044: "Why would you choose to be friends with us..."
This original quote from Mark Coleman relates to the feeling of connectedness with nature, but it made me consider friendship in this...
- Feb 2, 2021
#042: "Ox?" said the Rabbit...
A little nod to one of my favorite scenes from Winnie-the-Pooh, where Piglet takes Pooh's paw and says, "I just wanted to be sure of...
- Jan 11, 2021
#037: "Thank you for always carrying us..."
From an early age, it's so easy to fall into the habit of comparison. We learn it from the start: big versus small, fast versus slow,...
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