Gratitude or Entitlement? “If the only prayer you ever said in your life was Thank You, it would be enough.” – Meister Eckhart On an early morning walk during a recent weekend retreat, I felt a strong impulse to get to a high point on a hill as quickly as possible. It was the kind …
Meditation and Happiness In this article I want to give you a view of mindfulness meditation that hopefully will be an invitation for practice and/or support and encouragement for your journey. As I’ve heard many teachers say, “It’s a simple practice, it’s just not always easy”. With that in mind, let’s begin. “What we live …
Positive change in any area of our life – relationship, health, work, community – begins with a conscious commitment. For example, criticism and blame in relationship ends with an ongoing commitment to catch ourselves and shift to new behaviors of acceptance and love. Improving our health begins with a commitment to eat nutritiously and make …
Do you let yourself think about what a gem you are? And that you are surrounded by other gems? I’m using “gem” as a way of describing how precious and valuable your life is. Granted we all might have a few (or many) rough edges, but I’d like you to consider looking at yourself and …
Suzanne and I have been meditating together almost every morning for many years. It is a constant connection we make with each other during our daily practice. It does not get static. It does not get old. It remains a source of many new, interesting and refreshing insights into our lives with each other. Here’s …