Are we “doing” anything while meditating?
I have been paying attention to what makes a meditation feel successful. A few metaphors have come up for me when I think about what this feels like. Exercise I…
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July 28, 2021
What function does the addiction serve? An exercise
We all have addictions. One way I sometimes look at life is a process of eliminating addictions so that we can be at peace. If we were all 100% addiction…
July 27, 2021
Exploring new trails
A couple of days ago I was on a familiar running route that I’ve done dozens of times over the past year… through a park, down a dirt road, across…
July 21, 2021
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Shakespeare Cognitive behavioral therapy is based on the central idea that you can change your life, and feelings…
July 18, 2021
Watching experience as if it were a film
The other day I was jogging / hiking and listening to an audiobook. Or maybe it was a podcast. I don’t remember, and that is telling. It was just noise…
July 16, 2021
Look around for the untasted juicy fruits
We tend to get fixated on what we want as a means of obtaining happiness, or peace, or joy, or whatever noun you prefer to indicate that state that we’re…
July 12, 2021
The strength to part ways
“I do my thing, and you do your thing. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live…
July 11, 2021
The foundation for conflict resolution
“Human beings draw close to one another by their common nature, but habits and customs keep them apart.”Confucius Every so often, a client will bring up fears or anger surrounding…
July 9, 2021
Will meditation make me feel better?
Probably most people begin meditating because they want to feel relief from suffering. And sometimes the relief does come quickly. But not always. People often invest in the stock market…
July 8, 2021
Anxiety and forgotten grief
"Don’t forget, the heaviest rain comes out of the darkest clouds.”Rumi I recently made a connection between unresolved grief and fears of the future. I’m using the term “grief” here…
July 7, 2021