reflection

12 Ways to respond to unkindness with kindness

I came across this on Mastodon (the BEST social media platform), shared by user Vee, and thought it was really…

September 3, 2024

Grief as a spiritual practice

My sister, Fiona, passed away last month, unexpectedly. Yes, she was being treated for cancer, and had been for several…

November 3, 2022

From fear and denial to love and acceptance

In the opening words to his book “The Road Less Traveled,” the late psychiatrist M. Scott Peck says: Life is…

April 16, 2019

“Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories and Teachings” by Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle

The book’s title describes a daunting challenge. For our aging to have the blessing of bringing us wisdom – who…

March 17, 2019

This difficult thing of being human

It's always good to remember that life isn't easy. I don't mean to say that life is always hard in…

February 10, 2016

Connection before kindness

I’ve had a lot of opportunity to teach metta, or “lovingkindness,” over the last two years. One thing I’m doing…

September 17, 2015

Living with change

Everything changes all the time: our bodies, other people and the world around us. In fact, change and impermanence are…

March 23, 2015

Getting the dead dog off of your shoulders

What kinds of things do we get up to when we are meant to be meditating, but have become distracted?…

July 18, 2014

Words of kindness, words of compassion

There are many ways to develop metta (kindness, or lovingkindness), which is the desire that beings, ourselves included, be happy.…

November 1, 2013

Bearing compassion in mind (Day 43)

I'd like to suggest a simple practice for you. For the next hour or so, let the first thought you…

May 24, 2013