packing a balanced boat

Posted by on Jun 1, 2010 in meditation, mindfulness, power of now | 10 comments Personal Peace – YUMMMMMMM.  Sometimes it seems so very far away, yet the key is as close as your next breath.  When you realize that and take full ownership of your experience in life, you are in for a pretty sweet ride. When I was in my twenties, I spent several summers as a guide on the Colorado River in southern Utah.  I’m still unpacking what I learned on the river and from...
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sacred threads ~ say ‘hello’ to this moment

Posted by on May 19, 2010 in sacred threads, Uncategorized | 5 comments Thich Nhat Hanh, a contemporary Buddhist monk, writes with great elegance of the joy to be found in bringing our awareness to the present moment.  He encourages us to be so completely immersed in the task at hand that it becomes to us the most important thing in our life. He writes, “While washing the dishes, you might be thinking about the tea afterwards, and so try to get them out of the way...
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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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sacred threads ~ wisdom in the present

Posted by on May 3, 2010 in mindfulness, power of now, sacred threads | 10 comments There is a beautiful story by Leo Tolstoy that further illustrates the sublime practice of the present moment, “The Emperor’s Three Questions.”  This story is replete with teachings about recognizing and serving the Divine in each other as well as practicing the present moment to experience the Presence.  In Tolstoy’s story, the emperor sent out the decree that he would richly...
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slow down

Posted by on Apr 26, 2010 in mindfulness | 4 comments Last night I had a really funny dream about a friend and me.  She was convinced that we just HAD to get tickets to an upcoming RUSH concert, because it might be our last chance to do so.  First, I know I’m an oddity, but I’m not a big fan of concerts.  Second, I’ve never seen Rush in concert, nor have I wanted to. When I told my friend about the dream, she laughed (via...
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