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How To Hold A Cockroach And A Spider... And Everything

"Be curious, not judgmental." (perhaps falsely attributed to Walt Whitman, poet; endorsed by Ted Lasso, me, and my compassion circle)...

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...

Working With Ourselves

Educate your children to self-control…., and you will have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society. ...

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...

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...

Often We Need a Good Ear Not Advice

Just like children, emotions heal when they are heard and validated. Jill Bolte Taylor I would like to say this has only happened once or...

Want a Little Inner Peace?

[Neurotics are] torn by inner conflicts ... Every neurotic ... is at war with himself. Karen Horney, psychologist According to some...

Decreasing Our Suffering by Savoring Our Common Humanity

“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.” M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled My husband, John, and I are...