Mindfulness Musings: Kate’s Blog
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your
one wild and precious life?”
Mary Oliver
Over 30 years of teaching has informed my belief that nothing is as transformative and powerful as mindfulness practice. My occasional blog posts deal with bringing mindfulness into whatever we do. May we all be at ease with ever-changing circumstances!
Kate
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Why won’t other people change???
*”When I was a young man (woman), I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world,so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and so I tried to change my…
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Observations…
Ok, it’s the Holiday season. Families gather together to enjoy each other’s company and to remind each other of all the gifts we have to be thankful for despite the challenges and disappointments. But I am aware of some anxiety and trepidation. How will it be to all be together? While we may wish for…
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Cooperative Society Observations
New York displays this well. In this post election twilight zone space I had an opportunity to view what I suspect many red state voters never experience. As I rode the subway I saw masses of humanity in all its shades, shapes and sizes in transit. We were crowded, body to body, shifting to…
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In troubled times (and really at all times!), do the right thing. Not for fame or money but just because it is right
The Daily Tejaniya Oct. 24, 2016 You step back to give yourself the opportunity to do it right. You don’t take action because of your attachment; You don’t take action because you are angry; You don’t take action out of a deluded mind. You do it because it’s the right thing to do. A daily practice…
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Mothers (and Fathers)…Be Kind to Yourself
I have often thought that being a Mother is one of the most amazingly wonderful gifts of life. I have also thought about how much work and challenge the journey of parenting can be. I began my meditation practice 20+ years ago and I began because I had 3 children and a full-time job as…
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Comfort Zone
If the point of life were to sink further into well-worn grooves of comfort, this would be a perfectly acceptable approach. But our job is to move beyond these grooves. The same is true of your meditation practice. We need to know how to return to a place of ease but we also benefit from…
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Partner Gazing
Out beyond our ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing there is a field I will meet you there When the soul lies down in that grass The world is too full to talk about Ideas, language, even the words each other Doesn’t make any sense. Rumi (Working with a partner, take turns either with a hand…