“It is amazing that something so beautiful will be destroyed. But then again, that is the story of our lives.” — Woman who watched the creation of a sand mandala How much we yearn for things to stay the same. But Tibetan Buddhist monks teach that the nature of life is ever-changing and impermanent. They…

Stress is basically a disconnection from the earth, a forgetting of the breath. Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important. Just lie down. – Natalie Goldberg So often we are cut off from our feelings. But by staying in our heads and analyzing rather than feeling…

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him, his own.”  -Benjamin Disraeli It’s in troubled times that we discover the value of friendship. I once heard someone refer to friend-ship – as a boat that helps you sail through rough and turbulent waters. Be…

Life is an adventure. Explore it. Opening the heart can become an adventure. Recently a friend wrote to me in a state of shock. She was on her way to the hospital for a surprise – open heart surgery. I felt her shock even through the email. It’s always difficult to know what to say,…

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