Raw gratitude isn’t an Oprah recommended list we keep, it’s not the gratitude that comes from conscious effort or reflective time looking back on things…..it’s far holier than all that. Raw gratitude is the intersection of total awe and instant…
The homeless man who turned his life around by offering book reviews instead of begging Meet Philani Dladla, a.k.a. the Pavement Bookworm. He’s 24 and lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, and his story is quite incredible. As a child growing…
Have you ever felt unshakable gratitude toward something? Unshakable as in so grateful you can’t find the right words or the strong enough feelings to even begin to convey the gratitude you feel? So certain of the depth of your…
I recently tried to give a gift to a monk friend of mine and was refused. Slightly pissed off, I asked why not and got this story, for which I’ve done my best to translate: 2500+ years ago, The Buddha’s…
Thanksgiving practice: Tolerate, change, or be grateful. More? begin grateful what makes us uniquely human.
Sitting in the meditation hall, I couldn’t quite my mind… I battled it for a few minutes then surrendered and opened my eyes. I figured I would mindfully observe myself struggling with my crazy brain and allowed my eyes to…
Joy Let us live in joy, not hating those who hate us. Among those who hate us, we live free of hate. Let us live in joy, free from disease among those who are diseased. Among those who are diseased,…
I could easily write for a year about this cunning, baffling and powerful disease of addiction. Or, I could sum it up: We’ve all got a shit show within us and it’s literally only by grace we…
I am of the opinion we all stand within this circle but not all of us realize it. When I’m confronted by this life, looking up and noticing the circle around me helps. Adding to it, being someone else’s circle…
I’m overwhelmed. By the tents lined up in front of Best Buy, and by the hating of the tent people plastered all over Facebook… the conundrum of these opposing views has me checking in with myself…. wondering what on earth…