We remember our wholeness so readily because we don’t have far to look for it. It is always within us, usually as a vague feeling or memory left over from when we were children. But it is a deeply familiar memory, one you recognize immediately as soon as you feel it again, like coming home …
The Meditation Mantra of the Month is the concept of Avidya; smudged perception. It is the notion that we are all looking at the world, and ourselves in relation to it, through lenses that are always dirty. The smudges on our lenses come from our preferences and aversions, experience and inexperience, arrogance and ignorance, and …
Brushing My Hair Does Not a Barbie Make. Repeat. Read More »
We must have faith in the efficacy of the practices of yoga. Unless we have faith in the ability of these practices to facilitate self-transformation, we will be unable to continue them when the going gets tough, boring, or demanding. – Patanjali The next Saturday Morning Retreat is this Saturday, December 14th. I was going …
I am in awe of the words and powerful presence of Greta Thunberg. She seems an unwilling heroine of speaking truth to power. She has been thrust into the limelight because she is willing to say what needs to be said, more than all the grown-ass adults in the room. She has said many times …
My kids are having an active shooter drill at their school, right now. The teachers talked with all the kids, in an appropriate way, beforehand. The kids know it is “just” a drill. There will be no rubber bullets or adults yelling at them to hide behind the bookcase. My kids seemed ok about it …
Do you remember that horrifying commercial about how far the germs of a sneeze fly? It was in a movie theater…the image is seared into my brain. We have been appropriately trained to sneeze into our sleeve, wash our hands, and never touch the door handle of public bathrooms (for the love of all things …
I have had about 87.2 ideas for this here blog over the last couple weeks. The Meditation Mantra of the Month is Drishti; focal point, direction of gaze and attention. Basically it is all about is paying attention – what are you paying attention to – what are you focusing on – how many more …
Welcoming Home My Prodigal Mind over & over again. Read More »
I was very convinced (and convicted) by a part of the Saturday Morning Retreat this past weekend. I gave everyone a small band-aid to put on their pointer finger to act as a tactile reminder of the Meditation Mantra for the first section of the retreat; More Compassion. More compassion for yourself, in particular. We …
You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith, and hope. -Thomas Merton The plan was to have a Saturday Morning Retreat today, but only …
This is the last page from my day planner thing, inviting me to reflect on the last year and reset for the coming year. You can see I wrote in big letters WAITING & Advent on the top. This is the season of the church year that we are in currently; advent. Advent is about …
