Category Archives: Love and Compassion
Honoring Our Comfort Zones
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
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What I Learned From Being Dumped By My Best Friend
We lived in a small town/semi-rural area when I grew up and I was fairly isolated from other kids except for school. The first picture was of me in seventh grade…one of my happiest years of late childhood. I had … Continue reading
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The Courage to Be Confused. The Courage to Be Patient.
I’ve never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once. —Daniel Boone At the moment I can identify with this rat in the maze…I’m exploring new territory and expanding my mental map of the world of … Continue reading
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What I Learned From Massaging Dogs
I am thrilled by Linda’s work. As well as offering us extraordinary guidance toward reconnecting with the animal world, she shows us how to be more fully alive as human beings, by reawakening our faculty for touching. This is a … Continue reading
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What I Learned From Being a Listening Post
Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. —Anonymous The greatest … Continue reading
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A Double Dose of Happiness
Activities like knitting and crochet can cause a relaxation response similar to meditation. —Knitting for Stress Relief Find what you love to do and find a way to share it with others. —The Cheerful Monk I used to love to … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Compassion, Stress Hardiness
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Keep the Pen Moving
All the greatest and most important problems of life are fundamentally insoluble…. They can never be solved, but only outgrown. This “outgrowth” proved on further investigation to require a new level of consciousness. Some higher or wider interest appeared on … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Compassion, Self-Worth
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Mourning Our Losses
One of the main reasons I teach stress management is it forces me to practice what I preach. And what I’ve been practicing the past couple of weeks is Item #10 of the traits of stress-hardy people: “They know how … Continue reading
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The Greatest Teachers
And did you find what you wanted in this life even so? I did. And what did you want? To call myself beloved. To feel myself beloved on this earth. –Raymond Carver The Dalai Lama once told a group … Continue reading
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