by Kate | Jan 19, 2016 | joy, kind promises, meditation, mindfulness
I was googling for joy the other day… Let me take a moment to savor that phrase: “googling for joy.” For a learner like me the fact that a world of information is at my fingertips brings joy. The idea that this month I get to spend time learning and thinking about joy...
by Kate | Jan 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will be joyful for no apparent reason. “I hope you’re not avoiding negative feelings…” she said, when I mentioned my kind promise for the month. I understand her concern. I know well the danger of pretending to be happy. If I cajole myself into...
by Kate | Feb 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will celebrate this moment. Every night, as I go to sleep, I listen to audiobooks. I’ve been doing this for 25 years, ever since I discovered that listening to a story shuts off my worrying monkey mind. I listen to the same books over and over...
by Kate | Feb 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kind Promise: I will celebrate each moment. Last year, I promised myself to “live joyfully without reason.” This year’s variation is to “celebrate each moment.” One is building on the other. Joy. Delight. Happiness. Pleasure. They cluster together like ducks in a...
by Kate | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
For several years, I’ve been practicing whatI call The Delight of the Day. Each day I watch for moments that inspire a strong feeling of gratitude and joy within me. I mentally label the strongest such moment The Delight of the Day. The practice encourages what...
