on being flexible

Posted by on Aug 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, mindfulness | 10 comments Things don’t always unfold as I think they should.  Does that ever happen to you?  Come on, you can tell me. Long ago, for Lent, I gave up having expectations, not that I’m Catholic or Episcopalian.  I just like the idea of Lent.  (Note to Self, write about Lent, during Lent!)  I found that I was not so successful at completely letting go of expectations, but it sure did make me...
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want this, not that

Posted by on May 12, 2010 in cultivating peace, meditation, mindfulness | 7 comments I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but suffering in life is not going away.  I’m reminded of this for many reasons.  And, no the suffering in my life is not one of them.  Just turn on the news or talk with someone for whom you care.  Suffering in our very human lives is here to stay.  Still reading? Here’s the good news, not all of life is suffering.  What this means in...
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committed love

Posted by on Jan 8, 2010 in cultivating peace, relationships | 2 comments With delightful curiosity, a client recently asked, “What is the benefit of participating in a committed relationship?”  Great question.  I’m a fan of the long term commitment to learning to love one person and letting that person learn to love me.  Yet, with her question, I couldn’t quite find the words to answer the question. So here’s round 2 of my attempt...
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3 good things, so far

Posted by on Mar 8, 2009 in 3 Good Things | 3 comments So far today, I have so many good things.  Nonetheless, I’ll hold it to reporting on 3 good things.  But first… Yesterday, as I contemplated 3 good things, I found myself relishing remembering the good things.  And then I felt this creeping feeling that I needed to add a new post articulating my 3 good things.  That didn’t feel so good.  Thinking that I should DO something...
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Holding On Letting Go

Posted by on Feb 19, 2009 in mindfulness, power of now, this i believe | 0 comments We humans have a shared habit.  We are often hold onto things that hurt us and let go of things that help us rather than the other way around.  Two sides of the same coin, this holding on and letting go. In a recent conversation with a group of extraordinary women, we drifted into exploring the very human tendency to hold on.  We hold on to old hurts, regrets, resentments, expectations.  We...
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