compassion

A Weird Expression of God

September 6, 2011

“To love both the invisible God, the Repository of All Virtues, and visible man, apparently possessed of none is often baffling!  But ingenuity is equal to the maze.  Inner research soon exposes a unity in all human minds–the stalwart kinship of selfish motive.  In one sense at least, the brotherhood of man stands revealed.  An [...]

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How to Be Happy

June 6, 2011
Compassion Creates Happiness

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Dalai Lama Such a simple instruction, isn’t it?  And yet, and yet…how often do we fail?  How often do I fail? Compassion is a practice.  We can’t expect to be compassionate if we don’t intentionally, with full attention, [...]

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The Good, The True, The Beautiful

April 5, 2011

Wake up!  Wake up to the good, the true, and the beautiful.  In the midst of all the turmoil, these three remain.  Touch each one right now. Breathe the air into your lungs and feel yourself expand.  Listen to the bird song fill your ears and sing your heart alive.  See the humanity in your [...]

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This is the Only Moment

March 8, 2011

Two relatives—unbeknown to the other—went in for emergency surgery Saturday night.  My brother and Daddy’s brother.  Both in their early 60s.  Both strong, healthy men—or so we thought.  One with appendicitis and the other with a cancer discovered only 6 days earlier.  Both full of life. One survived and one didn’t. My father’s brother died [...]

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Springtime Reminds Me

March 3, 2011

“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.”  Abraham Lincoln Springtime reminds me to let go of the old and let bloom the new.  [...]

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It’s Good to be Alive

February 18, 2011

I’ve been reading Ken Wilber this morning, One Taste:  Daily Reflections on Integral Spirituality. As I read, I find clarity and even a feeling of relief.  The world makes sense to me.  My life makes sense to me.  Compassion expands in my heart as my mind gains understanding.  Compassion extents further and further beyond me—to [...]

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Why I Meditate

January 28, 2011

I tried taking up meditation years ago because I had heard of the benefits and my anxiety was out the top.  I simply couldn’t do it because my mind and body were too agitated.  I could rarely make it past a couple of minutes before crawling out of my skin.  What to do with this [...]

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The Practice of Expanding and Releasing

December 29, 2010

Day 9 of my sinus infection and I’m finally beginning to get some relief—thanks to the antibiotic that I was reluctant to take.  Yesterday, I got discouraged.  I was tired of being sick and unable to attend to some exciting projects.  Much like the copious amounts of infection clogging my sinuses, thoughts began to fill [...]

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Attention to Words

November 23, 2010

Yesterday, I began the challenge to say nothing negative for 21 days with the hope that this will lead to a permanent shift.  The challenge has caused a bit of a buzz (thanks in part to Sean Madden, creator of Mindful Living Guide, for posting my blog in several places), and many have joined me.  [...]

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Creative Impulse

November 11, 2010

I realize that I have contracted in response to the stress of the last week.  I can feel that I have been holding on tight.  It’s the way of my family; we tend to hold stress in our bodies, and we suffer as a result.  Contracting rather than expanding. However, I feel compelled to expand [...]

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