In the last post, we examined the usefulness of unchaining ourselves from old emotional baggage. Readers offered some beautiful comments that speak to the power of letting go. There are certainly those welcome moments when, without our doing anything, the stuck energy of emotions moves through us in one big ...Read More
What Old Baggage Are You Carrying Around? (and Is It Time to Let It Go?)
āThere's a light bulb in everyone Bright enough to swallow the sunā Songwriter Stuart Davis I used to do a lot of meditation retreats ā the hard ones where we would sit in silence for 10 days. When I signed up for the first one, I had no idea what I was in for. I had been in psychotherapy on and off for ...Read More
How to Meditate
āThe moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. āHenry Miller In the last post, we talked about the purpose of meditation. I mean the real purpose. Sure, meditation can lower blood pressure, improve sleeping, and ...Read More
Meditation Is a Gift to Yourself
Note: You may want to check out the interview with me on Armen Shirvanian's blog, Timeless Information. He posed some great questions that I enjoyed responding to. āThe cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.ā Joseph Campbell As I look back, I can see that meditation saved me. Before I started ...Read More
Lessons from My Time in Prison
"When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'" Sydney J. Harris I know, it's a dramatic title, but it's been an interesting few days. From nowhere, a cloud has appeared, and I find myself stuck ā imprisoned by my habits. Old mental tendencies have surfaced, and I am moody ...Read More
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