Every Day Zen
The older I am, the more I rely on metaphor. I don't think I have met a metaphor I wouldn't try. I am reminded of a line from a May Sarton character, Harriet Hatfield, who says that if you “run metaphor into the ground, it suddenly doesn’t quite work.” I could not agree more but still,... Continue Reading →
As Anne Lamott said, the mystery of grace “meets us where we are and does not leave us where it found us.” No one and no one thing is immune. We need not understand the mystery to experience it. Grace strips away the nonessential, revealing our core— who we are— in mind and in body.... Continue Reading →
I may meditate every morning but it is not that I don’t hesitate. Especially on winter mornings when I would rather remain wrapped in my comforter. It is then my thoughts turn to the warrior butterfly— bodhisattva— who forsakes the firm ground for walking on air. Such dramatic change does not come overnight but over a... Continue Reading →
Curiosity is the key that opens the life experience for us. The path is the obstacle; the obstacle is the path. Either way, curiosity unlocks doors. Every time we enter, we change. We face transformation, accepting who and what we are. Transformation is a lifetime practice, and it is never too late to be who... Continue Reading →
Impermanence visits our “sacred circle” even when we face heaven and hell with an evenness of mind. In mayhem, we meet transformation. Transformation is not five minutes from now; it’s a present activity. In this moment you can make a different choice, and it’s these small choices and successes that build up over time to... Continue Reading →
