Blog Topic: Weight
AWE
Awe is the emotion we experience when we encounter vast mysteries that we don't understand. Why would I recommend that you find happiness in an emotion that is so fleeting and evanescent? A feeling so elusive that it resists simple description? That requires the...
H.E.A.L.
Noticing, savouring and fully enjoying the good times in life are important ways to care for ourselves and build our internal strength. The more we perceive goodness, have positive experiences, and allow them to sink in, the more we are building inner resources that...
I Said to the Wanting-Creature Inside Me by Kabir
I said to the wanting-creature inside me: What is this river you want to cross? There are no travellers on the river-road, and no road. Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or resting? There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman. There is no tow rope...
Mindful Exhalations
A short film of UK artist, Sam Winston, who for 15 consecutive hours drew one line for each of his exhalations. An exercise in mindfulness, patience, and exquisite beauty.
Journaling Practice
A regular journaling practice can be a key support to your growing personal awareness and growth. There are a variety of formats and mediums that you can choose from. Which is best? Ultimately, the best format for you is the one you’ll enjoy doing. Here is a list...
The Way It Is by William Stafford
There’s a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn’t change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can’t get lost. Tragedies happen; people get...
Core Values
"If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I am living for, in detail, and ask me what I think is keeping me from living fully for the things I want to live for" Thomas Merton
When Illness Become the Cure
https://humansandnature.org/when-illness-becomes-the-cure-a-personal-account-of-covid-19/
The Labyrinth to Shared Happiness by Mark Nepo
Though I run to get out of the rain, it’s standing in the rain with my hands on my heart that is cleansing. Though I run from the pain, it’s standing in the pain with my face to the sky that is healing. So I never stop peeling the hurt, never stop trusting life to...