Blog Topic: Weight
The Word by Tony Hoagland
Down near the bottom of the crossed-out list of things you have to do today, between “green thread” and “broccoli,” you find that you have penciled “sunlight.” Resting on the page, the word is beautiful. It touches you as if you had a friend and sunlight were a...
Compassion by Miller Williams
HAVE COMPASSION FOR EVERYONE YOU MEET EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT IT WHAT APPEARS BAD MANNERS, AN ILL TEMPER OR CYNICISM IS A SIGN OF THINGS NO EARS HAVE HEARD, NO EYES HAVE SEEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WARS ARE GOING ON DOWN THERE WHERE THE SPIRIT MEETS THE BONE adapted with...
The Summer Day – Mary Oliver
Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down -...
Breathing Practice
Tonglen Meditation
The Exercise That Could End Your Suffering
A Simple Breathing Practice
When we are agitated, stressed, irritated, frustrated or angry, this breathing practice can help us slow down, ground and care for ourselves.
The Pain of Feeling Disconnected from Others
It's a bad feeling and sometimes difficult to bear. That 'pain of disconnection' that can arise when we are feeling rejected, betrayed, lost or alone. Sometimes our initial response is anger or resentment or blame, which are difficult feelings as well although...
Forgiveness Practice
Forgiveness is an important part of self-care and an integral component of learning to manage difficult relationships in our lives. Mindfulness and Self-Compassion can help us. That is why Forgiveness Practice is included in Mindful Self-Compassion Training. The...
Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
Compassion by Miller Williams Have compassion for everyone you meet, even if they don't want it. What appears bad manners, an ill temper or cynicism is always a sign of things no ears have heard, no eyes have seen. You do not know what wars are going on down there...