The Highly Sensitive Person

Dr. Elaine Aron Ph.D. wrote her book about HSPs after discovering that we comprise about 20% of the…

Hridaya

Sanskrit word of the day — roughly translates as “Spiritual Heart”

I learned this word from Ram Dass during one of my favorite meditation practices, “Imagine.” You can find it on YouTube.

Finding focus — the nervous system of roads

This is an unedited transcript from a Facebook messenger chat a few months ago with…

Everyone suffers to varying degrees. Life is hard. If it wasn’t, we would not be here.

I am speaking from experience and a place of absolute Metta — I am not placing blame or trying to hurt or insult anyone.

Metta to Mudita — Being with difficult experiences

“In practicing self-compassion, we have to learn to accept, rather than react to, difficult experiences, such as painful feelings of sadness or disappointment, or physical sensations of pain.” ~Bodhipaksa

I will do this

One of my top three favorites quotes has been:

Philosophy — the Love of Wisdom

How do we know what we know? This question is the central question of a branch of philosophy called…

“If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will think it’s stupid.” ~Albert Einstein

Fish get along just fine doing what fish do, swimming. They have no need to climb trees and nature seeks efficiency. Fish are not stupid. They are successful in surviving and adapting to their environment just as we are. This is one definition of intelligence.

Because I Can

I learned the meaning of “integrity” when I was about 7 years old. One of my chores included cleaning the bathroom. Putting all the stuff away and wiping down the counters, etc. One day I wasn’t feelin’ it so I just put the stuff away and nothing else. Later that day, my Dad told me that my Mom…

Anxiety

There are two main types of anxiety in my experience: