July 29, 2015 I sit in righteous indignation for the umpteenth time, warm in the feeling of superiority that comes after I’ve waxed poetic in my head about your many flaws and transgressions. Your behavior annoyed me and made me uncomfortable, so if I keep all my attention on you and your limitations, maybe I …
Open the Flood Gates
July 19, 2015 It’s so much harder to accept love than to give it. Although the wonderful irony is that once we get better at accepting love, we get even better at giving it. Like me you probably grew up hearing and learning that the more love you give the more you have to give. …
Woo-woo Be Gone
July 13, 2015 Dan harris, the ABC news anchor who thrilled us all with his on-TV panic attack and subsequent foray into learning to meditate, wrote a great article in the August 2015 edition of Shambhala Sun on how and why to cut the woo-woo when talking about mindfulness and meditation. My three favorite take-aways …
Moments
July 8, 2015 Are you showing up for the meaningful moments? One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from the movie Anna and The King. At the end of the movie, as the credits are rolling, the King’s son says this about the woman who came to teach the King’s children and instead changed the culture …
Voila! New Site – New Offering
June 24, 2015 Yesterday we went live with our new, and we hope improved, PIML (Partners in Mindful Living) website! We wanted to make it more user friendly for iPhones or whatever electronic device you’re using to get to us. Many, many, many thanks to my intrepid and creative website designer, Kim LeClair, who every …
Permissiveness
June 14, 2015 I’m not talking about the kind of permissiveness where you let your kid terrorize the family because he or she is in charge. I’m talking about giving yourself permission to be human. I’ve noticed a theme in the emails coming at me over the last few days. This is just the short-list …
Preaching, Teaching or Practicing?
May 25, 2015 You preach what you think you know; teach what you want to know; practice what you will know. I woke up with those ideas rolling around in my head. Without giving them a lot of thought, they ring true. At least they fit my experience. I suspect that when I wear the preaching …
You Probably Already Know This
May 17, 2015 Maybe I’m preaching to the choir because you already do this. But if I’m not, and if self-care has tended to be the last priority on your list, this may be for you. The gist of the outcome of a macro study on daily exercise is the following: If every day you …
Antidotes to Perfectionism
May 6, 2015 True and maybe not as trite as we thought: The easiest path to self-improvement is self-acceptance. It has to start there. Or said another way, ‘You’re perfect as you are. And there’s always room for a little improvement.’ Shunryu Suzuki You’re a mixed bag. Play with it! For a small charge you …
Let It Out!
April 19, 2015 On Friday I had the privilege of attending a beautiful memorial service for one of my dearest friends. And I woke up. This is it! In the blink of an eye I’m not going to be here. What am I waiting for?? So here’s my deal. I’m going to honor her by …