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Becoming Aware 1:1- What is Our Purpose?

Situating Yourself: What is Our Purpose Here? Like everyone else, you probably are searching for something in this life to satisfy a dream, a longing, or something that you can’t even name. As you begin to read this book you may even have an agenda for yourself. Perhaps you’re looking for answers to the gnawing [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:08-04:00September 19th, 2014|Expect Nothing, Just Listen|0 Comments

Mindful Quotes for July

On an unfamiliar road, Don’t pretend you’re Not lost. Just ask where you are: It’s a real shortcut. Japanese Folk Zen Saying “We ought to listen to music or sit and practice breathing at the beginning of every meeting or discussion.” Thich Nhat Hanh “Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:09-04:00July 1st, 2014|Expect Nothing|0 Comments

Mindful Quotes for June

“All of man’s woes derive from the fact that he cannot sit quietly in a room alone.” Blaise Pascal   “As long as you are conscious of yourself, you can never concentrate on anything.” Buddha (by way of Walpola Rahula)   “Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.” Lao-tzu   “Real strength is not [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:09-04:00June 5th, 2014|Expect Nothing|0 Comments

Love Season

The love expressed between partners in our Imperfect Partners couples workshop and the trust and willingness they all have to be vulnerable in front of each other and the group, has been truly inspiring. Being witness to that is such an honor. So, in tribute to them, and to celebrate the imminent holy season (Passover, [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:12-04:00April 3rd, 2014|Expect Nothing|0 Comments

What We Talk About When We Talk About Death

I have been preparing to die for five years now. Not literally, exactly. I have no terminal disease that I know of—except for the fact that I’m breathing, which is at first gasp a death sentence—and I rarely get sick. But death and loss, and the grief that always comes with it, have been informing [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:12-04:00March 20th, 2014|Expect Nothing|2 Comments

Snow is White: When it’s Cold, Shiver.

“If it has to be winter, it might as well snow.” This is something I say every year and I love it when the weather complies. We’ve had plenty of the white stuff and the forecasters say there is more on the way. And if the groundhog is right, we’ve got six more weeks before [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:13-04:00February 6th, 2014|Expect Nothing|0 Comments

The Precious Passing of Time (Zen Quotes for January)

The beginning of each New Year is a perfect time for reflection and looking forward, whether or not we’ve made a New Year’s vow, so that we might return to the present moment with gratitude and peace. Here are a few short poems to contemplate and carry with us as we breathe each breath and [...]

By |2016-10-22T08:21:13-04:00January 2nd, 2014|Expect Nothing|0 Comments
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