Monthly Archives: October 2008

What’s Your Favorite Photo?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by jbrowman@aol.com

  The above picture shows me, my daughter (Kaitlin), my son-in-law (Torben) and my husband (Andy) at Kaitlin and Torben’s wedding at the Chicago Botanic Garden last May. I got this picture out because Robert Henru asked for a picture … Continue reading →

Posted in Introduction, Living Fully | 15 Comments

Following the Path…One Step At a Time

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Jean

  Our lives are frittered away in details. Simplify. Simplify. —Henry David Thoreau   People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifelong Learning, Stress Trap | 13 Comments

Doing Things the Hard Way…For the Sheer Joy of It

Posted on October 20, 2008 by jbrowman@aol.com
Posted in Living Fully | 22 Comments

Courage, Equanimity and Love

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Jean

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. —Lao-tzu If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Love and Compassion, Patience | 13 Comments

That Stir of Might and Instinct Within Us

Posted on October 13, 2008 by jbrowman@aol.com

papalars. Creative Commons license. Every clod feels a stir of might, And instinct within it that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers. —James Russell Lowell In Honoring Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Fully | 26 Comments

What I Learned From Losing Loved Ones

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Jean

They know how to mourn the inevitable losses in their lives. —The Traits of Stress-Hardy, Resilient People. I cheerfully admit, I’m hopelessly sentimental. Buddhist non-attachment doesn’t come naturally to me…I even mourn when a favorite article of clothing wears out. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifelong Learning, Love and Compassion | 32 Comments

What I Learned From Being Tortured By a Dentist

Posted on October 6, 2008 by jbrowman@aol.com

NIOSH. Creative Commons license. This month’s topic for Robert Hruzek’s writing challenge is What I Learned From Stress. Hey, I can do that. I mean, I have an entire blog devoted to the topic, and I’ve been dealing with stress … Continue reading →

Posted in Change, Living Fully | 34 Comments

Honoring Our Comfort Zones

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Jean

I’ve been reading a lot lately about how when we’re stuck in a rut, we have to get out of our “comfort zone”. That doesn’t describe what happens to me. When I’m “stuck in a rut” I’m not comfortable at … Continue reading →

Posted in Lifelong Learning, Love and Compassion | 20 Comments