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Printable Kindness: Lolli-Flowers!
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hrossi
I just stumbled upon this fantastic download from one of my new favorite blogs, Kind Over Matter. It’s an easy, yummy way to make someone’s day. Just print it out, get some Tootsie (or other lolly) pops, slip them through, and leave them on a co-worker’s desk, a husband’s briefcase, a school bus driver’s seat,…
Rumi on the ’24’ Series Finale
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hrossi
Talk about a plot twist! A verse from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi turned out to have a kind of major role in last night’s series finale for the Fox series ’24,’ a series more known for nuclear threats and vigilante justice than contemplative Sufi Muslim inspiration. In the finale, the widow of the…
Fresh Morning: “Safe Island” Meditation
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hrossi
I’ve always been struck by Thich Nhat Hanh’s simple description of mindfulness as a “safe island,” something always available to us, to which we can always return. Try a “safe island” meditation today by choosing a word or image that’s your harbor, your emotional home. It can be “calm,” “peace,” “quiet,” anything that relaxes and…
Quotes for Bob Dylan’s Birthday
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hrossi
Today, Robert Zimmerman turns 69 years old. (You know Robert Zimmerman is folk legend Bob Dylan’s real name, right? Ok, good.) Anyway, today is Bob Dylan’s birthday, and a good time to reflect on a man who could be called “folk legend,” “strange genius,” “religious chameleon,” “voice of a generation,” and “heart-breaker” with equal justification…
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