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Take Off The Mask
All kinds of masks are coming off in this pandemic season. Even as we put on one kind of superficial mask, others are dropping off. Make-up has become make-do. Eyes, at most, get a kohl treatment. The rest of the … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticself, coronavirus, covid19, mortality, newnormal
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The Space Between
What do you do when you are between things? When you are waiting for the elevator, do you fiddle with your phone? When sitting in traffic, do you keep changing radio stations until the traffic signal turns green? Or, when … Continue reading
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Tagged breathing, buddhism, curiosity, meditation, slowingdown, thespacebetween, vulnerability
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The New Vacation: Exile
Lately, I’ve been thinking about vacations. It’s about that time of the year when I need a respite from the usual grind, when my batteries go into the amber zone and send out a plaintive signal to be recharged. As … Continue reading
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Tagged break, exile, holiday, overstimulation, peace, quiet, recharge, rejuvenation, respite, sensoryoverload, solitude, vacation
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Life From A Thousand Strokes
I’m sure you’ve heard of the expression death by a thousand cuts. It’s a way to convey the persistent, unrelenting pressure that ultimately break us down, bearing down on us from all sorts of angles and in all sorts of forms. … Continue reading
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Tagged buildingup, consideration, cuttingdown, empathy, everydayactsofkindness, kindness, love, mindfulness, thoughtfulness
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Dealing With Life’s Ups and Downs
How well do you deal with life’s ups and downs? If you’re anything like me (and you’re honest about it), the probable answer is, not very well. When unexpected and undesired things happen, the inevitable first reaction is, “No! I … Continue reading
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Tagged beingpresent, equanimity, life, mindfulliving, mindfulness, thepresentmoment, upsanddowns, zen, zenbuddhism
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Receiving is as important as giving
Giving is a good thing. These days, the world feels like it is getting more and more mean-spirited and selfish, so in such a hostile setting it is a soothing balm to find people who are thinking about others and … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, balancedrelationships, gifts, giving, happiness, humility, presents, receiving, relationships, vulnerability
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Life is not a straight line
Life is not a straight line. It’s a meandering stream, Spilling down a mountain with no regard for direction or destiny, Gurgling its way this way and that way and back to this way only to go that way. Life … Continue reading
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Tagged calm, chaos, freedom, life, release, surrender, unpredictability
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The shape of pain
Common Zen wisdom says to observe everything and stay in the present moment. This is where joy is. Observing everything means even the nasty parts, like pain. Have you ever explored what pain feels like? For me, I’ll readily admit … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, experiencing, joy, judgment, mind, mindfulness, mischief, observing, pain, zen, zenbuddhism
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