All these arise
Just these words… May I be safe. May I be happy. May I be healthy. May I live with ease. Over and over again, for myself, and then for a benefactor, for a loved one, for someone I feel neutrally about, for someone with whom I am having difficulty. And then for all beings everywhere, [...]
Ways to Bring More Mindfulness Into Your Days
This post is an excerpt from my free e-book Practicing Peace, and is shared here as part of the Natural Parents Network How-to Blog Blitz. Enjoy! photo credit Mindfulness is the miracle by which we master and restore ourselves. —Thich Nhat Hanh Perhaps you’ve heard about how our brain works. That when we’re triggered emotionally, [...]
The Corner
I was meditating in my new little nook when Mica came in. “Hi, Mica.” And then a few minutes later, “Hi, Orlando.” They both jostled for position in my lap (not easy when I’m sitting on a meditation bench) and eventually Orlando left, feeling a little unhappy. I stayed put, just for then, and then [...]
Nest
A tree fell across the path — a pine with a broad, low canopy, where the kids had loved to play. It seemed to have fallen slowly, and was resting there, leaning over, with most of its roots still in the ground. It had become too heavy with snow and ice. Orlando was showing me [...]
The Irony Will Set You Free
We are at the breakfast table, me and my two boys, eating breakfast. We make a half-moon round: me, Orlando to my right and to his right, Mica. Orlando is arguing with Mica, trying to convince Mica to trade something Mica doesn’t want to trade and I say to Orlando, “Leave your brother alone.” He [...]
The Quietness that Is Waiting for Me
Today I began with silence. I gave this to myself today, to all of us. Because my state of mind affects them so much, it really creates the weather of the house, of our lives. Today I began with silence. I woke up to the rain and the dark, after going to bed late, up [...]
What I’ve Been Reading (August)
I went through quite a few books last month… Can you see a theme? Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful LifeDacher Keltner This book was a quick and enjoyable read… The author is a Darwinist and uses science to show how humans have evolved over milennia to be “good.” He presents and [...]
Practicing Peace: How to Meditate
This is the seventh — and last! — post in my series Practicing Peace, in which I am sharing some of the practices I do throughout my days, including mindfulness, self-connection, and meditation. See the end of this post for links to all the posts in the series. In the previous post, I talked about [...]
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