Finally home – by Hiba Zafran
Finally home
Watching someone dig a grave, you realize the ground can teach us the importance of the willingness to receive.
Last month, mangled heart in hand, I had apprehensively moved across the planet for a...
Scarred By Breast Cancer – by Diana Raab
At the age of forty-seven, my annual mammogram came back abnormal. After many consults, opinions, and tears, I opted for a mastectomy and reconstruction. Luckily, my type of cancer was DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in...
A Sense of Self in Hope – by Mary Curran
Hope
By Mary Curran
“May I help?” he asked.
I half turned and noted his accent, Northern European, a thin handsome face, a black over coat, a brief case. He stepped beside me on the street just...
Buoyed by a Bloom – by Anne Peek
I was startled into hope by a sturdy bloom. In a murky week filled with fatigue, overwhelm and heartache, I bought a small pot of Gerbera daisies, bright raspberry red to cheer me up....
The 10 Aspirations – by Alison McBain
I. I am one truth of many. Thou shalt respect all gods and religions, not just one.
II. Thou shalt not eschew those who make a carved image of faith, for I am a loving...
The Past is Glass, Turpentine, Rags: A Garden of Love
They think they love God! It is only his old clothes—of which they make scarecrows for the children. Where will they come nearer to God than in these very children?
—Henry David Thoreau, Journal (Nov...
the button shopper
here's a funny thing
well, it seems funny to me,
the kind of funny that is the sweet spot
of the cosmic joke
like when you begin something,
and you are so into it,
like it is the most wonderful...
Goodbye, Gluttony! Dispatch from a Contemplative Thanksgiving
Breaking the tradition of feasting, with or without family, I attended my first contemplative Thanksgiving last week in Boulder, CO. Despite my excitement at the concept, the brainchild of a fellow on Meetup.com, anxiety...
Gratitude Alarm
“Boing!” That’s so loud.
“Boing!” Even louder the second time, I think.
“Boing!” A short pause after the third time, and then three more in quick succession.
This is my “take your medicine” alarm, and there’s no...
Be Generous – Just One Thing By Rick Hanson Ph.D.
The Practice:
Be generous.
Why?
Giving - to others, to the world, to oneself - is deep in our nature as human beings.
When our mammalian ancestors first appeared, about two hundred million years ago, their capacities for...