I’ve been waiting. Waiting for the perfect words, the profound inspiration, the prophetic statement. Waiting for all the plans in my head to coalesce, to form themselves into the ideal trajectory, the flawless rollout of inspiration and offerings for a New year. Waiting, waiting, waiting to reach out and say Hello, to connect with you, to humbly …
Resilience, Connection, Courage. Cultivating a steady mind, compassionate heart and faithful spirit in tumultuous times. While this poem is dated as it is a reflection from way back in April about COVID from our Youth Poet Laureate, it still speaks to me quite profoundly and so I’d like to share it with you as …
Beauty & Terror These are interesting waters we are navigating and it can be hard to envision the horizon of stable land when we are being pummeled and thrashed about by what seem like never-ending waves. Each day, a new wave arrives different than the one before, so that our feeble attempts to prepare for …
Commit to Sit! REGISTER HERE I am happy to be partnering again with Lift Truckee Workspace to offer our 2nd “Mindfulness Challenge”! After receiving rave reviews from our last program, we decided to launch a second opportunity to join us! ____________________________________________ Build a life-changing habit of Mindfulness meditation in just 10-15 minutes a day for …
Community Connection Meditation 9 – 930am. Thursdays, April 30th – May 28th (perhaps beyond…) This is a FREE weekly event via ZOOM (also broadcast on FB Live). Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84531175770 _________________________________________ May is Metta Month. Metta is the Pali word for Friendliness or Loving-Kindness, a meditation practice that cultivates care, kindness and most importantly …
An amalgamation of random yet interconnected thoughts from my morning run, inspired by Rush’s 2112 title track… _______________________ “And the meek shall inherit the Earth”. ~ 2112 by Rush, lyrics by Neil Peart. ________________________ I grew up Catholic. Well, my mom was Catholic anyhow. I attended plenty of the obligatory midnight mass and Easter services …
Inspiration from my morning walk… A blanket of heavy fog wraps itself about the shoulders of pines, large and small. I feel it’s warm embrace despite the 40 degree temperature. My soul urges me to get out into the insulation before the warmth of the sun dissolves this cocoon and with it, my capacity …
Resurrection Resurrect, from the latin root “resurgere” means, to rise again. While I don’t subscribe to any organized religion, I found it quite apropos that yesterday was Easter, marking the part of the Jesus story where he is risen from the dead. I rose on this Sunday, one that also serves as a mark for …
#8! Power was out this morning so here is your last Self-Compassion exercise of the 8-day Challenge, albeit a little late! Exercise 8: Taking care of the caregiver If you work in a care-giving profession (and that certainly includes being a family member!), you’ll need to recharge your batteries so you have enough energy available …
#7! Sorry about the late entry here. My self compassion this morning, was to sleep in and have a leisurely start to the day;-) Here it is…. Exercise 7: Identifying what we really want Think about the ways that you use self-criticism as a motivator. Is there any personal trait that you criticize yourself for …