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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- May 29
- 6 min
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...
- Jan 5
- 5 min
Self-Care: Advice, Reflection, and Choices
Life is choice. All day, everyday. Who we talk to, where we sit, what we say, how we say it. And our lives become defined by choices....
- Oct 24, 2023
- 4 min
What Can We Do When Life Goes Wrong?
“May you always know you have my hand to hold.” — JJ Heller When my granddaughters were young, they delighted in having their meals...
- Oct 19, 2023
- 3 min
Silencing the Maggot Inside Your Head
“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” ― Dr. Christopher Germer,...
- Sep 26, 2023
- 4 min
PULSE, Sensing the Sacred, and Connecting to the Cosmic Heartbeat of Compassion
The cultivation of compassion is really a process of recovery – of retrieving an inherent capacity that has become, either in the moment...
- Aug 30, 2023
- 6 min
Stop! Don't Stifle That Gift - Go To Aristotle
“Virtue is the golden mean between two vices, the one of excess and the other of deficiency.” Aristotle When we have trouble...
- Aug 18, 2023
- 5 min
The Fourth Agreement
Family pathology rolls from generation to generation like a fire in the woods taking down everything in its path until one person, in one...
- Jul 31, 2023
- 4 min
"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...
- Apr 5, 2023
- 3 min
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...
- Jan 2, 2023
- 5 min
Good-bye Excuses
I think it's never too late to start anything, except maybe being a ballerina. Wendy Liebman (stand-up comic, writer, actor)...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
High Five Our "Demons"?
"Let terror then be turned into a treat..." Nicholas Gordon, poet In a conversation with a few others last night, we tossed back and...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
Beyond Knocking Knees
“Success in life means living by your values.” Dr Russ Harris, stress management and performance expert, author Some years back I...
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
Me Do Dat Sometimes Too
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together.”- Brené Brown. A remarkable scene unfolded...
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Tending and Attending to Our Inner Wolves
Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. The Buddha The story about the two wolves has been told many different ways. I am...
- Aug 16, 2022
- 4 min
Eyes Here
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” ― Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize winning American poet In October of 2007, I wrote...
- Jun 28, 2022
- 6 min
For All Who Have Made Mistakes, Been Hurt, Neglected, Or Unloved
“A secure attachment is the ability to bond; to develop a secure and safe base...” ― Asa Don Brown, The Effects of Childhood Trauma on...
- Jun 7, 2022
- 5 min
Compassion Gone Wrong, A Lesson
“Nowhere is wisdom more necessary than in the guidance of charitable impulses. Meaning well is only half our duty; Thinking right is the...
- Jun 2, 2022
- 7 min
How Bad Seeds Can Flower
“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either -- but right...
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
How to Stop The Hurt
“Mean people are really just sad people. They hurt others because they are hurting. Every person is born beautiful, and much of the...
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