Happiness is often something that glosses over or even numbs unpleasant emotions — suffering, loss, challenge and hardship. ... Joy, on the other hand, happens amidst the discomfort of the challenge and hardship, and is held in tension with tougher experiences.…
I wonder if we can feel the darkness of pandemic and social unrest not as scary and bleak, but as a dark, blank backdrop for the simple, persistent light of hope.
Ritual is something old, something new, something borrowed, something you. The old You that remembers; the new You that hopes; the borrowed You that gives much to others; and the You that pioneers into tomorrow.
The minor aches in my feet and numbness in my hands connected me to those ancestors who fought injustice so that I could vote. They had no idea who or what I would be in the year 2020. They knew only…
We ask the wrong questions. All the time. Maybe it’s the former journalist in me, but I always yearn for us to ask better questions. Lest you think I get it right all the time, I promise you I’ve learned this…
Sometimes sitting in meditation just sucks. There. I said it. People often regale us the stories of blissful, releasing, or enlightening experiences they have. Those times happen, but they are few and far between. My typical practice often starts with the…
With nearly all of our beloved rituals upended by the coronavirus, it’s easy to slip into self-pity and take what we do in the ritual more seriously than why we do it in the first place.
Many of our routines and rituals have been upended this year. Give yourself a gift this fall by registering for my next online retreat, Reinventing Ritual. We’ll discuss what about our past rituals and celebrations have given us purpose or joy,…
When I began planning my crazy Birthday Month of Connections event series, I seriously wondered if anyone would show up. It’s summer, and people want to be outside. People are tired of being on Zoom. “People wouldn’t be interested in hanging…
Connections and relationships matter. Forming community — even around a birthday month — matters.
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