A lovely poem about mindfulness and overcoming resistance…. Willing to experience aloneness, I discover connection everywhere. Turning to face my fear, I meet the warrior who lives within. Opening to my loss, I gain the embrace of the universe. Surrendering into...
What if a poem were just for me? What if I were audience enough because I am, Because this person here is alive, is flesh, is conscious, has feelings, counts? What if this one person mattered not just for what She can do in the world But because she is part of the...
“If your compassion does not include yourself,
it is incomplete.”
“You have the need and the right to spend part of your life caring for your soul. It is not easy. You have to resist the demands of the work-oriented, often defensive, element in your psyche that measures life only in terms of output — how much you produce...
You can always use your breathe to settle your mind and gently change your relationship to food and your body. It takes practice and kindness. Because your mind will wander. The practice is to gently, kindly bring it back to your breathe. Observe your mind, note...