Bringing curiosity into the moment Each year I adopt a new word. Curiosity is my word for 2021. I carry my word with me, exploring its meaning, how it feels, keeping it in the forefront of my mind....
Curiosity is My Word for 2021
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Mindfulness
Dancing and Blue Jeans
I will admit, that even before the obvious, the two things I missed the most during my 15 years as a Buddhist nun were dancing and blue jeans. I love to dance and there is nothing more fundamentally...
Possibility for Peace
Sometimes we find our kindred spirits in the most unexpected places. My tailor, Mr. Bali, comes to work each day in a shirt and tie, a proper, older gentleman. He is from Turkey and has practiced...
Some Choices Can Make Themselves
Over the last several years I have lost about 60 lbs, almost a third of my body weight. I feel better. All told I think I look better too. Back in my late twenties when I had trained for years as a...