Celebration Time
There are lots of things it’s taken me a long time to get good at. Walking took practice. Learning to talk and read also took some doing. And then were all those other skills, abilities I needed to function and work in the world. But there’s one thing I don’t need to...
Got Breathing
I take a deep breath in. And I let it out. I take another deep breath in. And I let it out. I take yet another deep breath in. And I let it out. I am always breathing. As long as I’m alive, I am breathing in and out. But when I am conscious of my breath, and when I...
Be Your Own Watchdog
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...
Crabby With Love
I am always humbled when I am hanging out with a grumpy person. After all, I have been that grumpy person at other times in my life. And even now, sometimes! So I treat grumpy people with love. I don’t dive down into the grumbletudes with them, but I am kind. And...