Tag: unconditional love

Where are you at in your life?

Today I am trying to be more aware of my own circumstances, but also more connected to others situations. Easily we all tend to get caught up in our own lives and personal drama. Whether big or small, it’s all…

Devastation is temporary

devastation

This morning I was thinking about the families in Southern Illinois who are living with the devastation of the recent tornado. It occurred to me that these same people were likely watching the news just days prior, and feeling so…

How to pleasure yourself

pleasure

One of the basic tenets of the Buddhist practice is to love yourself. And while most of us probably believe that we do, I am not so sure that we all have a deep understanding of this. To begin with,…

Open heart open mind

open mind

Recently I had a discussion with someone discussing yoga and its potential benefits for their elderly Mother. Then proceeded to tell me that he is Christian, and not fond of this new age stuff that opens your mind. I asked…

Incarceration meditation

incarceration

I have come to see that most of my life I have been a “fixer”. No, correct that, I have thought that I was a “fixer”. That somehow it was my duty to fix problems for those in trouble, especially…