Aging & the Inner Life
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Still Learning
When I stop and close my eyes and breathe in what peace I can find around me…in the breezes that blow, the hum of the chime as the air lifts it in song…I…
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Finding Your Inner Guide
Many of us, particularly those of us who are members of the “scar clan”, the walking wounded, have an unhealthy tendency to minimize our accomplishments. We look around us and see only those…
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Down the Rabbit Hole
Last week I fell down the rabbit hole. I’ve been working my out ever since. I wrote a blog post toward the end of the week and lost it! I don’t know about…
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Room for Silence
Spending time in silence each day has become an essential part of my life in recent years. As a young person I valued the idea and practice of quiet meditation, though I was…
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Meditation Prayer on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation Prayer on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh May I be peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit. May I be free from injury. May I live in safety. May I be free…
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Developing A Mindfulness Practice
Until recent years, our western culture has been driven by thought processes that are nearly the antithesis of the practice of mindfulness. Our generation, in particular, was taught at a very early age…