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Don’t mind the monkey

Posted on March 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

I’m pretty familiar with the – my – monkey mind, when I’m specifically trying to meditate. But recently I’ve noticed my monkey mind is actually at play, well, ALL. The. Time. Look (she said to herself, she said), and notice how often I am working on something and an interrupting thought crosses my mind. That […]

Happy New Year

Posted on December 28, 2022 1 Comment

Happiness is where we begin, not something we’ve earned at the end. We get to be happy now, right in the midst of it all as it unfolds. Happiness is not selfish, nor is it at the expense of others. (If my neighbor is suffering, I can’t truly be happy.) Happiness involves caring about and […]

Sometimes you have to just surrender to the adventure

Posted on March 9, 2022 Leave a Comment

Did you know that laundry can be an adventure? Me neither. Until those facilities here at our Winter Quarters shut down because of frozen drainage lines. Closed until spring thaw. Isn’t it interesting how something can make total sense and yet be so surreal at the same time?

Here’s to happy

Posted on June 30, 2021 1 Comment

When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy.’ They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. John Lennon Joy is our birthright. Happiness is not a result, it’s a choice. We don’t have to […]