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Walking the Lonesome Valley: Allowing the U-Turn to Go Into Scary and Healing Inner Territory

“A ll pain deserves to be held in the warm embrace of compassion, so that healing can occur.” — Dr. Kristin Neff, renowned self-compassion researcher and practitioner In an earlier blog, I wrote about taking the U-turn — that sacred pause where we regain our center, get back to our "home," the seat of focus, attention, and intention (some call it our true Self or best self). The U-turn keeps us from spinning outward in blame or panic. But sometimes a pause, a breath or two,

Feb 67 min read

The U-Turn: Use It When You Lose It

“Your breathing is your greatest friend. Return to it in all your troubles and you will find comfort and guidance.” — Anthony de Mello. Indian Jesuit Priest, psychotherapist A friend and mentor, Dr. Frank Rogers, Jr. once told a story that is both sobering and, if we are honest, a little funny (It’s in his book, Practicing Compassion; I have his permission to share it with you . ). After 9/11, during the invasion of Iraq, a small Quaker group organized a silent peace vigil at

Feb 45 min read

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...

Sep 26, 20234 min read