[re]connecting with lovingkindness As we close out the month and approach the close of 2024 – and for the sake of our interdependence (i.e. when we take care of ourselves,…
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whether times are good or bad, happy or sad We’re all navigating different circumstances, yet – like any ecosystem – we are all interconnected and interdependent. Whether times feel turbulent…
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not the same / not so different One of the things that always surprises me about gathering together with a group of people on retreat is how, despite our differences (for some…
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redwood wisdom When I am among the trees, especially the willows and the honey locust, equally the beech, the oaks and the pines, they give off such hints of gladness….
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There’s a crack, a crack in everything / That’s how the light gets in. Leonard Cohen Even when armed with an arsenal of mindfulness and self-care tools, life can present it’s…
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[and why it can include croissants] La vita è una combinazione di magia e pasta. / Life is a combination of magic and pasta. Frederico Fellini I eat mainly for…
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Forgive yourself. Now is the only time you have to be whole. Now is the sole moment that exists to live in the light of your true Self. Perfection is…
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The Universe is not here to make us happy, it is here to make us conscious. Eckhart Tolle As I approach my 36th spin around the sun this coming Saturday,…
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“Let there be peace on Earth, and let it begin with me.” Food for thought: How do we break bread with others when both bread and others are so often considered…
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I have been broken and have failed so many times that my sense of identity has sprouted and peeled like an onion. But, because of this, I have lived more…
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…Love begets courage, moderation creates abundance and humility generates power. Courage without love is brutish. Abundance without moderation leads to over-indulgence and decay. Power without humility breeds arrogance and tyranny….
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Experience does not give us easy passage through struggle. Experience only grants us a little grace that whispers, “This is a part of the process. Stay the course.” Brené Brown,…
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