Monthly Archives: October 2017

Easy Does It – Day 2

October 10, 2017
Article

It’s an old saying from Alcoholics Anonymous, and you may have seen it on the bumper sticker of a car: “Easy does it.” It’s also an ancient Buddhist value.…

Easy Does It – Day 1

October 09, 2017
Article

So, you surrendered. You let go. Now you’re ready to face a particular challenge. So you hunker down and garner all your forces. And you hit the wall again.…

Make yourself at home

October 08, 2017
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It was night, only a few months after I’d begun my skydiving adventure. It was too cold to stay in my tent; I had rented a cabin near the…

Meditate

October 06, 2017
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A mind too active is no mind at all.— Theodore Roethke  It’s possible to learn to relax into the ordinary aspects in your life. Be aware of those normal…

God’s Will

October 05, 2017
Daily Meditations

God’s will most often happens in spite of us, not because of us. We may try to second-guess what God has in mind for us, looking, searching, hypervigilant to…

Relax now

October 04, 2017
Daily Meditations

“Only two more weeks until vacation,” we say. “Two more weeks until I can relax.” Then we return to our stressful lives of running here, hurrying there, and scrambling…

Relax inside

October 02, 2017
Daily Meditations

Meditation does not have to be hard labor. Just allow your mind and your body to rest like an animal in the forest. Don’t struggle. There is no need…