Are your goals getting in your way?
A strong message in our culture encourages us to work hard and keep our eye on the prize, whether that
Category: wise effort
Are you overdoing or underdoing?
I’ve always found the Buddha’s many lists of wisdom teachings difficult to remember. You too? All of them are valuable,
Whoa! 50,000 Stitches?
One sentence in an article captured Stephanie’s attention and took her on a journey you may want to try.
Feeling stuck?
For years we’ve had two patio tables that serve no purpose in our garden. I would occasionally think I needed
Joy in the doing
In our culture, we may grow up believing that working hard with our eyes on the prize is praise-worthy effort.
Inquiry Series: Pause in place and set a kinder pace
Over the past weeks we have been looking at three valuable questions — What is my intention here? What am
Do You Get an ‘A’ for Effort?
As we look at the aspects of the Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path, at first glance Wise Effort seems the easiest
Patience is not just waiting around
Patience is considered a virtue, yet in our go-getter culture where decisive action and taking the lead is prized, patience
Does it feel like you’re running on empty?
A friend of mine recently told me that she hadn’t realized how much of a weight she had been under
Wise Effort & the Elements
The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path is an excellent tool to investigate what’s up in your life at this moment. ‘Why
