Learning the steps to the infinite dance of life
In loving memory of Connie Smith Siegel, amazing pastel artist, color theory teacher/author, dance partner, and partier extraordinaire. The other
Category: impermanence
How to thrive as we shelter in place
(If you are considered an essential worker, you probably don’t have time to read this, Thank you for all you
Whoa! or Wow! or Whatever!
It’s said that newborn babies lack object permanence so when something is gone it’s gone from their minds as well.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
That’s what my husband called himself after his annual physical. He’d lost two inches in height. Not overnight, of course.
The problem with preferences
One of the core insights we come to through the regular practice of meditation is recognizing the nature
Things fall apart and it’s not your fault
Here we sit, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains. – Li Po As I write this
All about birthdays
Ah, my birthday. Again. I remember when birthdays took forever to arrive. All that anticipation! One of my granddaughters recently
The Wisdom of the Breath, the last tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta
The fourth and final tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta is called the Wisdom Group. Continuing to be present with the
What to do when we feel helpless
I attended a dharma talk by Rick Hanson this week about the Three Marks or Characteristics: impermanence (anicca), the universal
Meditation & Creativity: WABI SABI
We have been exploring creativity and I would like bring in the idea of wabi sabi, the Zen Buddhist concept
