As nice as it would have been to have the rest of my kids and Grandchildren with me on my Birthday yesterday, I know I will be celebrating it with them this weekend. But my actual Birthday yesterday, was nothing…
What a day
Tag: meditation
Loving kindness meditation
I stumbled up on this beautifully written article today by Ajahn Brahm. I hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I did. The Buddha’s word for loving-kindness is metta. It refers to an emotion, to that feeling of…
Putting a face on depression
What does depression look like exactly? Is it like those people we see on the drug commercials? And then they take the pill and instantly they are smiling and laughing. Well not only do I not believe in drugs, but…
Observing the mind
Observing the mind sounds like something we all do constantly. But I have come to see that this is far from true. Simply because your mind is active and full of constantly changing thoughts and emotions, does not make one…
Meditation for beginners
I was thinking the other day that there are probably a lot of people who read my Blog, but do not meditate. And there may be some who do, but it is only once a week. And then I thought…