It is such a joy to hear Sharon’s voice again. Day 2. This is the third time I am doing this challenge. Even though I have never met her, her work and her podcasts have had a big influence on Read More
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Buddhafest LA – REAL LOVE – Talk
Join Sharon for BuddhaFest, for the first time ever is Los Angeles, CA on Saturday morning, June 3, 10:00 – 11:30 AM. Sharon’s talk unpacks the myths we have been taught about where strength lies, what makes us give up, who matters, and how alone we really are. This leads us to a fresh exploration of a clichéd word: love.
Love for oneself broadens our sense of possibility and builds a sense of inner resource, so we can more truly love another. This opens the door to the realization we can love all beings (recognize our lives are connected, wish them to be free) without feeling compelled to like them, approve of them, or cease challenging their actions. The presentation will include guided meditation and Q&A.
I’ll Make a Mental Note of That
I really caught myself…the mental note “thinking” came with judgement the first time (“thinking ALWAYS thinking}), that sort of exasperated tone that lets me know I’m too hard on myself for my busy mind: the endless to do list, the Read More
Dishpan Hands
Ever since I decided to live “tiny”, I have been living in small spaces and have forgone having a dishwasher and my own washer and dryer. Washing dishes by hand reminds me of economy of space and time and resources. Read More
A Preliminary Defense of Mindfulness
Left unattended, my mind gorges itself on neuroses, picking each one up and winding them like wooden tops. When the spinning becomes unbearable, the mind’s hand reaches for the tinny, metallic ephemera of the external world, hoping to manipulate a change. Of Read More
Getting Grounded: A Year of Walking Meditation
Walking is one of those things that has always been a huge part of my life but went unexamined & under appreciated. It wasn’t until I began to bring moments of mindfulness into the simple act of a regular basis Read More
I need some advice- Chronic pain
Body Mind Spirit I have been struggling and suffering from chronic pain for a long time…. I have worked on the spirit the mind but I struggle mostly with the body I have a hard time separating the pain I Read More
Concentrating, One, Two, Three, Breathe: Beginning Again
Fits & Starts to beginning the writing portion of my participation in the meditation challenge. Several attempts were begun, embraced, cherished & then sadly left to their own devices as fragmented drafts on the blog and on my desktop as Read More
Guidance Appreciated
Day 1 Sit today: 1:40 – 2PM-ish I have a regular practice. Usually I sit before my day gets underway, somewhere between 7:15 and 8 in the morning. But today, because of a small handful of plan interruptions, it was Read More
Mindful Breathing
Day 1: Welcome to the Challenge! Our body is an amazing site,we are doing wonderful stuff all the time -voluntary and involuntary .We are fertile,alive and breathing.We are beautiful,sensible and calm but what we concentrate most of the times is Read More
