by Kate | Nov 5, 2019 | Love
In an interview with Krista Tippett, angel Kyodo williams talked about love. Rev. williams is an esteemed Zen priest, and the second black woman ever recognized as a teacher in the Japanese Zen lineage. She described the limitations of our culture’s idea of...
by Kate | Nov 20, 2018 | kind promises, Love
One of my PCAs has been telling me stories from “the other side” – the part of America that is black and poor. Another child shot dead. A homeless family staying in drug users’ apartment because it’s what they can find, hoping the teenage children are not learning the...
by Kate | Nov 14, 2018 | kind promises, Love
Both Buddhism and Christianity suggest love for those I think of as my enemies. Who do I think of as enemies? Much is made of the political divisions in our country at the moment. They are outward signs of inner philosophical differences. I want government policy to...
by Kate | Nov 7, 2018 | Love
“I didn’t get much done that day,” said my sister. She was describing a day in which she went to church, paid a visit to her in-laws and drove her brother-in-law for an hour so he could catch his train home. She meant that she didn’t get much crossed off her to do...
by Kate | Nov 21, 2017 | connectedness, Gratitude, Love, meditation
Last week, I was privileged to hear psychologist and Dharma practitioner Rick Hanson speak (online). His topic: Neurodharma: Practicing Meditation with the Brain in Mind According to Hanson, there are three basic needs that we share with all animals: safety,...
by Kate | Nov 9, 2017 | Chronic healing, chronic illness, Disability, kind promises, Love, Vulnerability
As someone with significant disabilities, I worry that I am a burden on people around me. I tell myself monster-stories about how much better the lives of my loved ones would be if they didn’t have to sacrifice on my behalf. I imagine that such thoughts are noble,...
