More Everyday Joy
When did we start dimming down the light in our lives, for no good reason at all? When did we learn to do this? Last Sunday, around 4pm my husband and I started discussing our evening plans. “What do you want to do tonight?” he asked. I thought about the usual suspects – [...]
Recently I’ve been writing more about my history, my life-long romance, we might say, with leaving myself and going somewhere else. I realize that may sound like crazy California-speak. What do I mean, “I leave myself”? Where do I go? Am I referring to one of those “floating up above my body” experiences? [...]
Over a year ago, I wrote a post called Loving Reality. That was in the days of 38 or so mighty readers. This morning I was reminded of this piece because it was republished in Soulful Living. I remembered how much I love this piece, and how important I think this idea is. So I’m [...]
A couple of years ago I found myself asking, again and again, “Is this all there is?” The question popped up in quiet moments, in the spaces in between to do lists and tasks. This question is a cliche, but more importantly, I’ve learned, its a sacred door opening. It shows up when something [...]
Good morning lovelies, Here’s the thing. Life is problem-full. In fact, it is problem-generating. Here’s the recipe Your fears, expectations, desires, attachments, wounds, hopes, longings Other people’s fears, expectations, desires, attachments, wounds, hopes, longings The limitations of the physical world, limitations on things like space, time, lifespan, money, land, oil, and cookies in [...]
True surrender is easily misunderstood as passivity, as doing nothing. It’s actually a change in stance, a change in state of being. It’s a softening, a coming home to. It’s what we receive when we’ve made peace with life, and become its partner, arm in arm. Before surrender, we act alone. We act [...]
I had the best time walking with my friend M yesterday, and I’m still on a high from it. So much laughter and humility and sharing the truth. There’s nothing like being in the presence of someone who lifts up your energy from blah to yay, that you feel kindred spirit-ness with, and that you [...]
I’ve been reading a lot lately about the scientific research on the causes and correlates of human happiness, and there’s some fascinating findings from recent years. Overall, the research about happiness is in its infancy. There’s a lot we don’t know, but there are also some very interesting discoveries. Here’s one to think about [...]
Today I’m writing about Getting Unstuck, as part of a collaboration with three remarkable bloggers who are also exploring this theme in their posts today. I’m delighted to be a part of this collaboration, and am so thankful to Gail at A Flourishing Life for conceiving of it and making it happen. Here [...]
I’m passionate about the art of subtraction. Living better by subtracting. There are some fabulous bloggers who write about having less stuff and focusing on fewer tasks. That’s not my area of expertise. I think about subtracting in terms of the non-physical junk that clutters our lives: the shoulds, the people-pleasing, the settling. I call [...]
