For many of us, gratitude often appears to be something you have… not something you practice. Practicing gratitude can have a profound effect on the quality of your day and your health. It enriches your whole life.
Read More"Every moment is born from the death of another...
You suffer because you hold on to each moment, and do not experience the death of the moment...
The universe isn't static...
You have to keep dying to the past...
When you do that,
you will experience the joy in the impermanence too!!"
For many of us, gratitude often appears to be something you have… not something you practice. Practicing gratitude can have a profound effect on the quality of your day and your health. It enriches your whole life.
Read More"Every moment is born from the death of another...
You suffer because you hold on to each moment, and do not experience the death of the moment...
The universe isn't static...
You have to keep dying to the past...
When you do that,
you will experience the joy in the impermanence too!!"
The Sanskrit word for happiness is santosha. Well, actually, santosha is translated more closely as contentment. And contentment is more like equanimity than our typical understanding of “happiness.” Equanimity is the ability to stay grounded, relaxed and open to whatever is happening. It’s the freedom to be present and in the moment. It’s not wanting things to be different or suffering from the exhaustion and disappointment of trying to control and make everything ‘right.’
Read Moren December 21, nature moves us through yet another one of her cycles! On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere, we will enter the darkest moment of the year. This day marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night. In Latin, the meaning of Winter Solstice is ‘sun set still in winter.’ Historically, many cultures honor the solstice as a time to acknowledge the passage of life and death, death and rebirth; our greatest contraction and expansion. For after the long dark evening of the solstice, the sun experiences a rebirth; it waxes in power and daylight hours begin to grow longer again.
Read MoreFor me, October always comes zipping in with a caffeinated stride. Autumn has a special way of accelerating life. I’m not just talking about yanking us off our summer lounge chairs or pulling us out of our flip-flops; and it’s not just because school re-opens, focus returns to our business tasks, and our calendars fill with new responsibilities.
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