I used to have a sign pinned up on my wall that read: "Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us. . . It was all about letting go of everything." Pema Chödrön Feelings and emotions are similar, but they serve very different purposes.Read more
Life Experiences
Relationships II
We think we know what love is, but honestly, not many people do, because we have never experienced the real thing. We didn’t get unconditional love from our parents and we weren’t encouraged to find our hearts as we grew up. And we certainly haven’t been encouraged to do that by society! Our various relationship breakups and perhapsRead more
Making Decisions
What would make your life better? More money? More hours in the day? A better relationship? Better sex? Some sex? A better house? A new city? A maid? Time to relax and meditate? Less stress? A new job? If that were true, what's stopping you from having those things? Some of them might make you feel better inRead more
Compassion II
How full is your cup? If you are a typical Westerner, you will focus on what you don't have. Ask that question to someone living in the Third or Fourth world and they will focus on the things they do have - what's in their cup. Our lives in this culture are so built around "stuff" that we loseRead more
Your Void
There is a void, and it is in you. You feel it when you are afraid. It’s where you hold your feelings of inadequacy and incompleteness. When you touch this place it feels as though something is missing. You avoid this part of you because it feels like a defect of character, a flaw, a failing. After all,Read more