I’m not “Spiritual.” I just practice being a Good Person.

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Things happen at times in life that hurt us, that make our hearts ache.

I’ve been wresting with a feeling recently.

Death comes without Warning. This body will be a corpse.

We all feel uncomfortable emotions sometimes.

PARDON ME, REPAIRS IN PROGRESS

I’ve always struggled with the whole “surrender” thing.

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” ~ Carl Jung ~

Earlier this morning, I noticed myself in a situation that usually triggers me in a way that makes me feel angry or irritated.

Like so many, I’ve spent my life opting for a stable job, long-term relationships and unbreakable friendships.

So much of what Maya Angelou wrote and said was so inspiring, so powerful.

I think many of us have things in our past that we’d rather not admit to — a moment or experience or time that causes us pain when we…

The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn

Almost a decade ago when I took my first Buddhism course in India, the concept of impermanence startled me.

This time of year can be tough for a lot of people.

One afternoon years ago, when I was living in Boston, I went out for a walk.

What do you do when you feel sad?

December is usually loaded with shopping, cooking, gatherings, and lots of mindless running around.

The first time I realized I could watch my thoughts and choose how to react to them was when I was 23, while reading the Dalai Lama’s The…

Let’s talk about New Year’s Resolutions.

~This is the darkest hour of the dark ages. Disease, famine and warfare are raging like the fierce north wind…The various schools of the…

As we enter a new year — and despite all the resolutions we set — we might realize that we’re still unhappy.

We’re all of full of infinite power and potential within.

For a few years now, I’ve been saying that as I get older I crave the sun and the warmth of summer, that I prefer summer and heat and…