Author Archive | Drea Douglas

I have had a great time doing this. I had already committed to daily practice, but I will make a formal commitment to ten minutes a day through March. I can re-evaluate then, and see if there is another formal Read More

I remember this from the book, but I think I skipped over the idea of purposefully choosing people in their roles in my life. Instead, when I do this, I usually start with my family, and one by one offer Read More

All beings deserve happiness is easier to contemplate as all beings, or maybe all of you. To start with me feels… selfish? Maybe. It’s more like yes, yes, of course all beings includes me, but I don’t need to say that. If it is Read More

Another walking meditation? Oh, no! I was much relieved to find it was at regular speed. I generally walk to my local coffeehouse on Sundays and used that walk to complete this exercise. I felt so good when I arrived, and Read More

We currently have a display in my library of military uniforms and one of our patrons recognized an insignia from his days in the service. So I went over to the display and he told me stories, told me about Read More

For whatever reason, my head will not settle down this morning. Reading through the transcript, I see that we are to “weave mindfulness” into our day. This morning, my thoughts wove more thoughts into my meditation, and all that brought Read More

So I had picked a moment that made me happy in the past, and a moment of rage, and as I examined each to watch the shifting emotions, I noticed fear in both. In the joyful moment – which was Read More

I don’t know if I’m fighting a bug or am just experiencing a low-level whatever. My mind adds on all sorts of dire thoughts… it’s cancer, it’s diabetes, it’s never going to change, do I have enough sick leave? So I Read More

Considering my thoughts are less like training a puppy to stay and more like making a bed with kittens in the room, I figured I knew this was going to be – well, I was going to listen and think Read More

  Here’s something – my insomnia woke me about an hour ago. I wrestled with it a little, but then got up, did some chores, and have time now to do a 20 minute meditation before I meet with people. Read More