No matter how much you aspire to just letting thoughts pass by, there are times when thoughts just cycle and cycle. I’m not really one for mantras or guided meditations, but sometimes I need a little help to stop the spinning. Some might say that...
Like I’ve said before, your body will talk to you a lot when you meditate. My body talks a lot louder than my thoughts, and even though I know it is a good idea to be “in touch” with you body, sometimes I miss the times when I had no awareness of...
It seems like for most of my life I went about my business and my body did most of what I wanted it to without bothering me too much. It’s possible that what I experience when I’m meditating has nothing to do with meditation and everything to do...
It is inevitable that you’ll get interrupted, so then what do you do? Maybe the interruption is self-inflicted, a phone call you just can’t ignore, or maybe it is someone walking in the room. Do I give up for the day, or start from where I am, or...
Two of the most common questions I hear, or hurdles people seem to anticipate, center around time. The first challenge is finding the time. There is no question about it, I’m fortunate in the sense that I have space and I have opportunities for...
OK, I’m going to get just a little mystical again here, but maybe I can take the edge off it. You know how a lot of people think that there’s something lucky about a pair of socks, or a favorite hat, or some kind of ritual. Seems like a lot of...
Even up north in Chicago, where we ping-ponged between eighty degree days and snowfall in April, you can feel the energy stirring. We had a great road trip this month down to Atlanta. Actually I was tagging along as the “trailing spouse”, a role...
More than once the narrative in my mind while I try to find peace in my sitting meditation is a critique of my failure to find peace. That’s not the best path to satisfaction. Most of the advice I’ve ever seen says maybe the most important thing...
I’ve been aware of Arthur Brooks as a “think tank” guy, and more recently as someone who writes for The Atlantic magazine. Recently, my husband came across an interview he did on the 10% Happier podcast for his new book From Strength to Strength,...
One of the new things I started in February, mid-February to be exact, is working with an on-line community through the 12 week Artist Way program. This one is organized by Meredith Hite-Estevez who works under the Lumina Arts Foundation brand and...