equanimity in motion For some things there are no wrong seasons. Which is what I dream of for me. Mary Oliver / A Thousand Mornings In a lecture led by…
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anecdotes of ups + downs The spiritual path wrecks the body and afterwards restores it to health. It destroys the house to unearth the treasure, and with that treasure builds…
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mindfully moving through moments Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change…
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Listen to silence. It has much to say. Rumi [bonne] appétit for life Sometimes I feel guilty when I’m not being productive for my business — a common entrepreneur/American sentiment. Sometimes the guilt…
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nostalgia / gratitude Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness. Brené Brown Around this time last year I had finished…
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seasonal eco-consciousness People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin…
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fighting for truth The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist seeds opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill In a time of heightened energies, personal and worldly conflicts, inner and outer…
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notes for my younger/current/future self We do not have to improve ourselves. We just have to let go of what blocks our heart. Jack Kornfield Something I have been working…
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believe it to see it We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize…
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A mouth-full, literally and figuratively. There was no measuring involved in this experiment, nor was there a blender or food processor. Paris apartments are rather tiny and minimalist, and so…
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lessons + gratitude You will receive a body. / You will learn lessons. / There are no mistakes, only lessons. / A lesson will be repeated until it is learned. / Learning…
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know what you want + love what you got How you feel is how you feel, what you think is what you think. Instead of stopping the flow of these…
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