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Mindfulness in the waiting room
Posted on October 9, 2019 2 Comments
Mindfulness is about being fully aware in the present moment. Sometimes we set aside time for this — attend a session, create quiet time, go for a walk. Other times it happens regardless of our lives happening around us — noticing our breathing while loading the clothes washer, looking into our dog’s eyes as we […]
A modern fable to ponder
Posted on October 2, 2019 Leave a Comment
I recently read this modern fable, and I’m still pondering it. Upstream/Downstream: A Fable for Our Times It was many years ago that villagers in Downstream recall spotting the first body in the river. Some old-timers remember how Spartan were the facilities and procedures for managing that sort of thing. Sometimes, they say, it would […]
The Divine Mystery of Motherhood
Posted on May 8, 2019 Leave a Comment
“Herein lies one of the greatest mysteries — the mystery of the holy Madonna and Child. The mystery of a woman’s charge to swaddle her young in a blanket of unconditional love and hold the immaculate concept of their divine perfection, no matter what outpictures to the contrary.” –Nicole Christine, Temple of the Living Earth Swaddled […]
Celebrate the Dark
Posted on October 31, 2018 Leave a Comment
Halloween. Samhain. All Soul’s Day: Creepy characters, darkness and fire, celebration of the dead. The days are short, the nights are long — and getting longer. It’s easy to be afraid of the dark, but it’s actually more spiritual than spooky. Look again.
GUEST POST — Depression Success Story: “My Daily Recipe for Staying Mostly Depression-Free”
Posted on December 13, 2017 2 Comments
You may not have made a connection between spiritual practices and balancing or warding off depression. Then again, maybe you have. Depression is a human condition continuum that can range from a difficult day to a doctor’s diagnosis. If I tell myself that I’m not afflicted by depression because I don’t have a prescription, yet […]
