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Oct 15, 20247 min read
Don't Waste Your Suffering; Wind the Wound Around
"The wound is the place where the light enters you." Rumi, poet Some years ago, my brother, Steve, shot himself. Steve never recovered...
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Jul 24, 202430 min read
Kinship: Bridging All the Divides, Tips and Inspiration from My Homie, G-Dog
There is no 'them' and 'us.' There is only us. Father Gregory Boyle When a system is far from equilibrium small islands of coherence in...
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Jul 3, 20244 min read
Good Ways to Celebrate Our Independence
"You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the...
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Jun 11, 20245 min read
Father's Day - Forgiveness and Not Drinking The Poison
"Daddy," I whispered, feeling my own breath hitch in my throat, "I love you." Just when I was sure he was asleep, the one corner of his...
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Jun 4, 20246 min read
Blessed Are the Curious For They Shall Have Adventures
We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies...Abraham Lincoln. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not...
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May 29, 20246 min read
Suffering, Empathy, and The Parable of The Mustard Seed
For each event, use mindfulness, a sense of common humanity, and kindness to process the event in a self-compassionate way. Dr. Kristin...
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May 14, 20245 min read
Vulnerability, FEAR, and Sharing Our Common Humanity
“The practice of spirituality is a way of looking at a world where you're not alone.” — Rick Rubin, author of The Creative Act: A Way of...
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May 10, 20244 min read
Belonging To Each Other
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa An acquaintance’s obituary was published...
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Apr 22, 20243 min read
Earthlings and Godlings?
”When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the Moon, I cried.” Alan Shepard, Apollo 14 astronaut This morning John and I woke...
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Mar 19, 20246 min read
The Amen Effect And Beyond
There is definitely openness to others' suffering that is dealt not with distress but with compassion. Matthieu Ricard A couple of months...
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Feb 13, 20246 min read
Love Our Enemies: Getting Back On The Horse
If you fall off the horse, get back on (shouted by coaches and murmured by grandparents to keep us trying after failure...when they can't...
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Jan 1, 20243 min read
A Good Resolution for Us All?
Let our New Year’s resolution be this: We will be there for one another as fellow members of humanity, in the finest sense of the word. —...
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Jul 31, 20234 min read
"That's Emotions, Mama"
Stop, breathe slow, and make a smart choice." Aldie, mindful paragon Imagine yourself at bedtime. An adult processing the day. Think...
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Jun 13, 20233 min read
Freeing Ourselves From Prison... and Expanding Our Circle
“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and...
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May 28, 20236 min read
Heroism, War On The Mind, and Contemplating Memorial Day
“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell, American writer, author of The Hero...
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Apr 5, 20233 min read
Opening To Our Darkness
Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals. Only when we know our own...
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Dec 7, 20226 min read
Where The Spirit Meets The Bone
“Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What seems conceit, bad manners, or cynicism is always a sign of...
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Nov 4, 20226 min read
No More Mind Reading
"Cognitive distortions: Mind reading - Inferring a person's possible or probable (usually negative) thoughts from their behavior and...
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Oct 21, 20225 min read
Noticing What Makes Us Joyful and Strong
“With awareness, we can make conscious choices, instead of letting our habitual thoughts and patterns run the show.” – Tamara Levitt,...
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Sep 18, 20224 min read
Make a Connection, Not an Impression
“You can make more friends in two months becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people...
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