cultivating equanimity when you are ill

cultivating equanimity when you are ill

Often, when you are not feeling well, the way you think can make things feel worse. We can train our minds to respond to the events of our lives more skillfully. The Buddha described two arrows of suffering. The first arrow does the wounding. That is an uncontrollable...

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equanimity as an element of joy

equanimity as an element of joy

This month’s theme is equanimity. Equanimity is the stability of mind that allows us to be present with an open heart no matter how wonderful or difficult conditions are. These days, we seem to be distressed on a personal, national, and planetary level. In...

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Let us become batteries for each other (a poem)

Let us become batteries for each other (a poem)

these may be dark times, love let’s meet them with strong backs open hearts savoring the moments when the sun glimmers out breathe it in store it up energy so that we can go on hand in hand courageous in this sad shadowed world About this poem: my friends and I are...

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Delight of the Day (a savoring practice)

Delight of the Day (a savoring practice)

Savoring is the capacity to attend to, appreciate, and enhance the positive experiences in one’s life. How can savoring help those of us who live with chronic pain, illness, and/or disability? Remember that you HAVE positive experiences. Sometimes when you are feeling...

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Savoring as an element of joy

Savoring as an element of joy

Savoring is the capacity to attend to, appreciate, and enhance the positive experiences in one’s life. “It is like swishing the experience around … in your mind,” says Fred Bryant, a social psychologist at Loyola University Chicago. The benefits of savoring include...

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What keeps you going when you’re facing difficulties?

What keeps you going when you’re facing difficulties?

Most people experience times of difficulty and seasons of hardship. What keeps you going when things get tough? I know from experience, it’s hard to keep going sometimes. I live with progressive MS. Over the last three decades, the disease has gradually paralyzed me....

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How can our lives become more compassionate and creative – even in the face of difficulty? How can we connect with the sacred? I explore these questions by practicing the kind promises, report my wrangling here and in my monthly newsletter.

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