Last night I went dancing (a poem)

Last night I went dancing (a poem)

Last night I went dancingspoke to my smart speakerplayed some Mindi Abairclosed my eyes and beganswaying and stepping tothose long smoky soundsit felt like I was movingI know my head was boppingif you had been there to watchthe rest of me was stillI was lying in...
Journaling our way towards well-being

Journaling our way towards well-being

Here is a collection of quotes about well-being. After reading each one, pause and take three deep and gentle breaths. Notice the sensations in your body. Does it feel tight? Heavy? Light? Energized?* “Well-being cannot exist just in your own head. Well-being is...
calculating our way through an unmasked world

calculating our way through an unmasked world

 The US administration has announced that the national and public health emergencies will be ending in May. Covid-19 has become similar to the flu, they tell us. More places are becoming “masks optional” and more people are opting out. I get it....
Do be a do bee; Don’t be a don’t bee.

Do be a do bee; Don’t be a don’t bee.

I am contemplating the Buddhist paramita of discipline this month. Another facet of meaning of the word in this context is ethics and morality. Traditionally, there are three categories of ethics: refraining from negative actionsdoing what is positivehelping others...
What attitudes and actions support you?

What attitudes and actions support you?

When I’m feeling uncertain, I reach for structure. (Twenty years ago, in the days immediately following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I cleaned my house. I realized after the fact that I was imposing order where I could on a disordered world.) Recent health challenges...