From over fifteen years of sharing her understanding of Buddhist concepts
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The Gift of Simplicity
Does this sound familiar?“Something is wrong here. Maybe it’s how I look or how my home looks. Online or in the mall I will find the solution to fill the lack that is at the root of my unhappiness.” Did our ancestors have this sense that a purchase would cure what ailed them? If they…
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It doesn’t have to be so hard
How do you see your inner life? Often we create treacherous inner landscapes we must navigate. This dharma post offers a better way.
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You are not alone!
Our attachment to the idea of being separate causes us suffering. Feeling isolated, we react to the world around us in fear, defending ourselves against what we perceive as ‘other’. This dharma post helps us understand that we are not alone.
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Bad Mood Rescue Remedy
Do you ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed and things go from bad to worse as the day progresses? Fortunately, there’s a fix! And it does a lot more than just sweeten up a bad mood. One morning, having overslept, I woke up groggy and grumpy. Then I realized I was…
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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 day when I asked a friend how she was doing, she mentioned being occasionally depressed, and she seemed ashamed of it. Why? Given current causes and conditions, who would not be occasionally depressed? What kind…
STEPHANIE NOBLE 