Such wisdom from Pema Chödrön in her book The Places That Scare You. Happiness (true happiness) seems scarce around the holidays. We don’t like to admit it, but it’s true. So, I thought this tender reminder might help us a bit. Isn’t that wonderful? I’m feeling a little weathered right now, and I’m uncertain about what my […]
Deceiving Yourself
I’ve often wondered how my life would be different if I just released, really released, how I see things. I mean, I’m fully aware that my reality is not truly reality. If you joined me in any venture, you’d have a vastly different story to tell. That’s just the way life is. We operate through […]
Lovely Gems to Ponder
As you know, I love to collect quotes. I have leather journals that are packed with them. If you’re like me, you’ll savor these tidbits, realizing that few words can sometimes say more than many. Here are some recent acquisitions. “No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on […]
Refraining
Do you have a nervous habit? I did. I do. But they’ve morphed over the years. From my childhood until I was married, I used to rock myself to sleep by shaking my foot back and forth. [As you might imagine, this did not go over well with Dan, my husband, and I had to […]
How We Interpret Life
Last weekend, when I was in AL, I read Pema Chödrön’s book When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times. Chödrön is an American Buddhist nun and a resident teacher at Gampo Abbey, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the first Tibetan monastery in North America established for Westerners. I wanted to share a personal (astonishing) discovery. […]