Be in the Lost Art of Silence.
The next time you find yourself alone -- in the car, on a walk, at home -- see if you can resist the urge to fill the silence.
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discomfort
The Deliciousness of Discomfort.
I was then moved to tears myself, overwhelmed with gratitude, and inspired to continue my pursuit of discomfort as I no longer fear it.
How Does Your Loved One Measure Up?
What if our little girl or little boy comes to us one day and shares that they’re not our little girl or little boy? How does one measure this?
I Surrender to the Truth.
I will surrender to the truth of all that is and all that I can co-create with the Divine, but first I will surrender to what hurts, to the pain that is holding me back from the highest version of myself.
The Privilege of Self-Actualization.
What it comes down to is, my biggest problems are going on inside of me. If that’s not privilege, I don’t know what is. I am safe, healthy, sheltered, fed, supported, and loved. It doesn’t mean I should stop complaining (although I could do less of it) and be grateful all the time (although I ...
A Birthing Day Reminiscence.
It was only a few days later that I would see my mother for the last time, gasping for breath, hooked up to machines. My sister was there. And she had a friend with her, a co-worker who neither I nor my mother had ever met. As I sat bedside with my mother, holding her hand, this stranger tells ...
How To Quit… And Why You Should.
The temporary 'high', or brief relief that we experience from the wine, cigarette or doughnut is really just a feeling of 'less bad', which is very different from actually 'feeling good'. Buddhists call this confusing suffering for happiness.
The Choice Of Making Freedom Into A Daily Habit.
The discomfort of the unknown is welcomed by the freedom-seeker. Rather than turning back when no answer is in sight, a trust is offered -- trust in the emerging self and knowledge that the answers will come. Because they always do.
On Days Like This: Finding Courage Amidst Despair.
Though I always initially resist when she shows up, despair has taught me so much about silence, about the virtue of moving slowly, about doing tasks for the doing itself, not just for the completion. She has shown me the depth of my courage, but the greatest of all of despair's lessons is the ...
15 Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me.
It’s perfectly okay to defy societal convention. I actually encourage it. But know what you’re up against and be prepared for the difficulty that can sometimes come with it. Our culture only tolerates rebels to a degree. Once you’ve crossed that line, you’re in tricky territory. This isn’t to ...