For the Delight of Heaven
You should have a message in each pocket, so that you can read one or the other, according to your needs. In the right pocket are the words: “I am …
Awakening Into Mindfulness
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn …
The Puppy and the Puppy Trainer
There’s a world of difference between a dog that is off the leash and a dog that is trained to be off the leash — Don Sullivan To explain why …
Determinism and Free Will
The human nervous system has become so complex, that it is able to affect its own states, making it functionally independent of its genetic blueprint, and of the objective environment. …
Reification
We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us — Rabindranath Tagore Some otherwise competent individuals repeatedly and knowingly act counter to their own interests. They are not …
PIANO NOTES
These are my thoughts and reactions as I play the piano. I think you can recognize in them the self-talk and self-reflection we all experience as we perform and put …
FREAKED OUT ABOUT AGING
I’m assuming I’m not the only one who experiences a “Yikes!” as we age through the 50’s, 60’s and beyond. I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts, anxieties and strategies …
YOUR SURVIVAL CHILD/BOSSY GIRL
I think there is a Survival Child within each of us – the part of us that emerges with great intensity when you feel emotionally threatened. Or the part of …
LOOKING AT OURSELVES AND OUR STORIES
Who do we spend more time talking to and listening to than ourselves? Here are some self-reflections along with those I’ve heard from others about what goes on inside. Understanding …
Adjusting and Adapting: Which is More Your Style?
When one of life’s situations isn’t as you would wish, are you more likely to: Adapt yourself to the ways things are by – altering your perspective; soothing yourself by …