In keeping with Valentine’s Day, I want to share a short, lovely guided meditation on Insight Timer by an unknown author titled “Heart Prints”: “Whatever our hands touch we leave fingerprints–on walls, on furniture, on door knobs, dishes, books–there is no escape. As we touch, we leave our identity. :Wherever we go today, let’s leave …
Now that I have your attention–you may have read it another way–and that would be true as well–it’s all in the interpretation or perspective. Admittedly, I’ve been all over the map regarding my response to this pandemic deal–from denial, to bargaining, to anger, to depression to acceptance/resolution (well sort of)–bouncing back and forth between Elizabeth …
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it …
Empathy/kindness is seemingly in short supply. Isolation and tribalism are rampant. We struggle to understand people who aren’t like us, but find it easy to dislike them. Some studies show that we are less caring than we were even thirty years ago–wonder why. Kindness is defined as the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate–even …
I SO love this timely rendition of the “Night Before Christmas” sent to me by my friend. When a poem can help put things into a welcome perspective, as this does–the enlightenment can be welcome and virally contagious (oops–too much?) . T’was 2 weeks before Christmas, and all through the town, people wore masks, that …
