Happy hopeful Earth Day 2021
Reasons to be hopeful on Earth Day
Category: Wise Action
You’ve always had power. Please use it wisely!
How to discover your own power.
The COVID Grinch will steal more than Christmas
Approaching the holidays in the time of COVID takes mindfulness. Our sensible mind entangles with our sentimental heart, and decisions
Being a friend in times of need
When someone is suffering, what can we say or do to help? The wise women of my weekly sangha offer advice from years of experience. And the Buddha has a few guidelines too.
If we can do this, we can do anything
We can do it! We’ve proven we have the muscle and the know how to meet great challenges. Now let’s apply that to the much greater threat with much less difficult things to do.
Who knew?
We have been exploring the Buddha’s Eightfold Noble Path, and just when we got to the aspect of Wise Action,
Wise Action for Wellness
Here’s a poem for this time in the world: Contagion This is a moment whenluggage sits open on the bedwaitingwonderingwhether
It’s not the load that breaks you down
Lean Horne said “It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.” This dharma post explores how to handle life challenges from a wiser perspective, making wiser choices and lightening the load.
Caught up in a people-pleasing pickle?
Some thoughts about Wise Action and all the ways we go astray. And a video of our garden in bloom!
The power of pausing
When I lead a guided meditation, I always offer the idea of cultivating a spacious field of awareness for thoughts
