Practicing Ease: Allow Sadness, Seek Comfort
There is a sacredness in tears….They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues…
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Nov 30, 20224 min read
Fixing? Helping? Serving?
Ease from “footies!” Plus life as a patient has deeply informed a physician’s practice. She has distilled this wisdom….
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Nov 9, 20224 min read
It's Amazing How Much...
As humans we seem to be attracted, even addicted at times, to the negative. This gave our ancestors a survival edge. The good news is…
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Sep 28, 20223 min read
Bon appétit!
"Consider daily sitting practice to be a kind of spiritual food." That's a lovely thought. I like food. But what happens when I get hungry?
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Aug 31, 20224 min read
Sons of...Sons With?
I laughed out loud. And there it was, my opportunity for shared humor--and shared humanity.
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Aug 3, 20224 min read
Beginner's Fingers, Beginner's Mind
From this perspective, to be a beginner is a gift. And what a wonderful way to approach the world, other people and our own psyches.
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Jun 8, 20224 min read
All or Nothing? Listening for Our Common Grief
Can we honor our common grief, our common tendencies to slide into all-or-nothing in the aftermath of these terrible traumatic events?
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May 25, 20223 min read
Freedom From a Root-Bound Mind--and Oh Dear God...Again!
In the aftermath, writing about gratitude and mindfulness seems kind of callous, even frivolous. Or perhaps naive. But it is not.
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May 18, 20223 min read
Oh! Buffalo
Perhaps I can truly hear the small things that I, personally, can do to help shift the balance from fear and hatred to love.
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May 11, 20223 min read
Gracious Silence
Some of the sweetest times I've had with another person are those in which we simply sit near each other, without the need to speak.
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Feb 23, 20224 min read
Eyes of the Wild
What really caught my attention was a photo of a wolf. Especially the eyes. Intense. Deep. Totally present. Totally alive.
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Feb 16, 20221 min read
Where You're Bravely Working: Grief & Hope
Two poems about loss & hope--one from a grand river, and one from a small creek in the wilderness.
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Feb 9, 20223 min read
It's Amazing How Much How Little Will Do: The Return of the Mini-Toolkit
A reprise of the mini anti-anxiety toolkit (plus one) with the quickest, simplest anti-anxiety tools.
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Jan 26, 20225 min read
Beloved Small Giant
He touched the lives of millions around the world, faithfully scattering seeds of peace, compassion, mindfulness, non-violence, humor & joy.
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Dec 29, 20213 min read
'Tis a Holy Thing to Love
What a strange and sometimes very difficult thing it is to be a human being. And perhaps no period is more difficult than the time of grief
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Nov 24, 20213 min read
A Serving of Criticism? Or Kindness?
A few months ago I had a dream about my dad, who died in 2007. He was talking on the phone with two rather verbally abusive people...
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Oct 13, 20214 min read
Small Mercies: The Best Nurse Ever
Don't discount those small kindnesses you offer to others. Tiny things can matter as much as big.
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Aug 11, 20214 min read
Come to the edge...and...
No one could discern the roots of that terror. It was strangely elusive, perhaps from a time or place where there were no words.
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Jul 28, 20213 min read
Forget Your Perfect Offering
Something has been pulling on me, calling me to simplify, ease down, clear space to make room for something...new? different? re-focused?
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Jul 7, 20217 min read
The Girl Who Became a River
They flowed with strength and steady pace through the heart of the village and together, they rolled on towards the Sea…
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