Happy 2021! They say that hindsight is 20/20, and this year it is really true. Looking back, it’s clear that so much in reality is not under our control. Who knew when we planned last year what would come? This year, let’s consider using the word resolution in the sense of seeing. May we beginContinue reading “Happy 2021!”
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Box of Darkness
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness,” wrote the beloved poet Mary Oliver. “It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” This past year has been a giant box of darkness–and for many of us that box has been full of smaller boxes–a nesting doll full ofContinue reading “Box of Darkness”
Practice for Election Day and Beyond
Be kind to yourself in the midst of uncertainty. If you meditate, meditate, if you pray, pray. Go for a walk, practice yoga, clean your house, cook something nice. Be kind, and know that self-compassion is a way to also to open to a greater truth. Here is a fresh way of to look atContinue reading “Practice for Election Day and Beyond”
Sitting in the Dark
“Quiet friend who has come so far, feel how your breathing makes more space around you.” These lines from Rilke convey how it feels to be alone in the dark. We cannot know how it feels to be the man who became the Buddha, a prince turned yogi and seeker in ancient India. Yet weContinue reading “Sitting in the Dark”
Odysseus and You
Let’s face it, many of us have very conflicted feelings about home. For some of us, the homes of our childhood were places of discord or trauma. And the homes we have made for ourselves? We dwell in them longing for our true homes. Is it possible to feel longing for a home we haveContinue reading “Odysseus and You”
Tracy Cochran 