Every Day Zen
This week’s #LongerView about coming home, out of the muck and mire, and enjoying once again, “The Best Feeling Ever.” It is a matter of rearranging the pieces but with a little joy and a lot of grace, there is a shape of things to come but then, isn’t there always? Have a seat and... Continue Reading →
“I have taught myself joy, over and over again. It’s not such a wide gulf to cross, then, from survival to poetry” (Barbara Kingsolver). How to Be a Shell Be quiet. Wink. Let tides turn you upside down. Quick, sink, when a child hurls you into foam. Keep your mouth shut or speak out... Continue Reading →
Moving through suffering and reaching joy is a tender revolution, one of self- compassion; “everywhere a great joy is preceded by a greater suffering” (St. Augustine, Confessions). It is tenderness that moves us through the pain we are carrying. Loving-kindness frees us from our fear. It is the first step in separating ourselves from suffering.... Continue Reading →
Aim For Even: The Daily Dose 