

Secret? There is no secret.
There is no secret to mindfulness. It's just a practice and, like all practices (why do you think they call it a practice?), it takes...


I've lost my sneakers
I've lost my sneakers and I want them back. It feels like everything is out of whack. So the way that I cope, is I hope and I hope That...

Help yourself, and serve someone else
During this week with Election Day, I have been thinking a lot about service and, more specifically, what it means to be a public...


A clever mind is not a heart.
What can you do when you are grief-stricken? Shocked yet again by abrupt horror? How do you get through the day when you are angry, sad,...


More lessons from art class
My art teacher (see my blog from last week) reminded us this week about something that just translated for me so widely to life and...


Ready? Set! Relax...
"Keep your pencils sharp!" said my teacher. In the first drawing class I've taken in a long time, the teacher kept repeating, "Keep your...
What is love?
What is love? I recently saw this question written on the arm of a nearby park bench. Such a precise question. Such an infinite answer....


Help wanted; inquire within.
From time to time, we all need help. It might be help with homework, help managing an intimately personal challenge, or help...


The grace of community
Where do you find your community? Maybe it's your friends from work. Your church group. Your family. Community is everywhere. Could be a...


Think small
Someone recently told me she wanted to learn to meditate but it seemed like such a daunting task. The truth is that I'm not the sort of...