Not all unclear moments are meant to be solved.A blanket of fog wrapped itself around my house in the early morning. Everything felt softer, closer. Like I was being held for a moment. There was nothing to figure out. Nothing I needed to see beyond where I...
"Kindness doesn’t end when it’s received. It changes hands."I heard someone say that our resting place is kindness. That idea stayed with me. I think because I want to believe it’s true. That underneath everything, there is more kindness in people than we...
“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”A Stick Worth Celebrating I saw a video of a golden retriever, and it reminded me of my golden, Wrigley. He left us a few years ago. I watched as he celebrated a stick like it was the greatest discovery in the world, tail...
“Meditation is not about stopping thoughts, but recognizing that they are just thoughts.”For the longest time, I thought meditation meant sitting perfectly still in total silence, with a completely empty mind. Impossible, right? No wonder I would get frustrated and...
“Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.”Becoming Me: Leaving Old Beliefs BehindI know people who had trauma in their childhood. I did not. I had a really great childhood. Wonderful, fun memories. A stable loving home. Maybe it...
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Listening, Kindness, and My Father’s LegacyI’ve been thinking about being kind vs being nice. Kindness is more than being pleasant — it's presence, effort, and care. So, I did what we do, I Googled it. I think I...
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