April 3, 2012 As many of you know, I recently left the security of a 9 to 5 job with a bi-weekly paycheck. That decision has opened the door to a variety of blog topics that weren’t even on my radar when I was guaranteed a steady income and going in to the same place at …
Seedlings
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How Will You Know When You’re Happy?
March 27, 2012 I received an email recently from a dear friend wondering, ‘How will I know when I’m happy’? Not what is happiness, or what isn’t. What a poignant question. Isn’t this question at the root of not only our deepest, most heart-felt desires, but also our most profound disappointments? We’re inundated with books, …
Losing the “I Am’s”
March 18, 2012 “I am kind—except when I’m not. I am scared–sometimes. I am pretty good at engaging with people—except when I’m feeling insecure. I am tall—except that I’m shrinking so how long will that last? I am thin—but as I get older it can relate more to looking haggard than thin!” I’m wondering if …
Here’s To Not Knowing…
March 7, 2012 Just had the thought that the need to be ‘right’ may be the death of just about everything that is truly satisfying, at least for me. The thought came to me because i glanced at a post-it that’s been stuck to the side of my computer for years. This is the first …
Do-overs
February 10, 2012 No matter what time it is—I happen to be writing this in the evening—somewhere in the world, it’s morning. Morning = fresh starts and new beginnings. It represents the miracle of being present in the moment. Every moment presents me with the opportunity to stop, breathe, and let go of the myriad …
Keep It Simple
February 4, 2012. Keep it simple. I see that line everywhere. I even have some books telling me how to keep it simple. (Does that feel like an oxymoron to you too? Hundreds of pages of other people’s ideas on how to simplify my life?!) I found a chart. All on one page. Here it is. Pretty much …
Trust
January 27, 2012. Trust is only five letters but it’s a big word. How do we trust anything in a world that offers impermanence as the few things we can truly count on? Most of us resist the idea of impermanence. We believe that in order to trust there have to be some guarantees. At …
You can’t plan small miracles
January 27, 2012. My smoke alarm went off. Called my can-fix-anything handyman when I couldn’t figure out how to shut it off. He directed me to take off the cover and unhook all the wires, etc. (it’s electric, not battery operated). That didn’t stop the beeping. Every 30 seconds or so there was a piercing …
What Do You Stand For?
January 9, 2012 OMG! It’s 5am. Give me a break, mind! I’ve already come up with my words for 2012. Isn’t that enough!!??** Apparently not, because since that thought crossed my mind, it seems to be planted pretty firmly. It’s not going anywhere. I relax, breathe, and gently let it go. And there it is, again, …
What the heck is non-attachment?
January 2, 2012. Non-attachment is a term that is thrown around a lot. It has the potential to create all kinds of confusion and misinterpretation. So I’d like to take a stab at defining it. The importance of defining terms has become more and more apparent. I recognized that I’d leave a discussion feeling peaceful …