Meditation is a practice of perseverance. Watching my mind can be like watching a wild animal trapped in a cage, bouncing off the walls. And yet I am ultimately not the animal, I am the observer of the animal. As I persevere in my observation of my thoughts, I become...
There’s nothing worse than having said something I wish I hadn’t said. That’s the beauty of being a human with some experience. I know what not to do again! Spiritual practice also is wonderful in this respect. It teaches me to watch my thoughts. As I watch my...
The minute I start cataloguing someone else’s faults, I’m in tricky territory. The flaws I’m seeing in them are inevitably colored with my own shortcomings. Also? We are all expressions of the Divine, doing our best. If I forget this about someone else, I forget it...
What’s going on inside my head? When I start to pay attention to my mind, I notice all kinds of thoughts in there. Some thoughts serve me well. Others are like little pests, undermining my well-being. When I notice a pest, I flip it around. What’s the truth behind...
It’s easy to think that I need to say everything that pops into my mind. But do I? Taking just a smidge of time to think about the quality of my freshly-popped thoughts can have great value for me. Does this thought contribute something positive, loving, or...