Nothing is What We Thought by Pema Chodren

Nothing is What We Thought by Pema Chodren

Nov 28, 2023 | Mindfulness

“We think that if we just meditated enough or jogged enough or ate perfect food, everything would be perfect. But from the point of view of someone who is awake, that’s death. Seeking security or perfection, rejoicing in feeling confirmed and whole, self-contained and...
Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

Where the Spirit Meets the Bone

Nov 25, 2018 | Self-Compassion

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...
Grief, loss and mourning

Grief, loss and mourning

Mar 7, 2018 | Grief, Mindfulness

Grief is everything we think and feel after losing someone or something we love and cherish. Mourning is when we take all the feelings we have inside about our losses (including fear, anger, despair, confusion, overwhelm, regret, shame) and we express them in some way...
Grief

Grief

Mar 12, 2016 | Grief

I’ve never forgotten him. Dare I say I miss him? I do. I miss him. I still see him in my dreams. They are nightmares mostly, but nightmares tinged with love. Such is the strangeness of the human heart. I still cannot understand how he could abandon me so...