Dear Friends: With each moment, no matter what is going on, the practice is to find the willingness, the courage, the faith, the compassion simply to come back to the present, back to the heart, back to this person, not give up just because it’s difficult. – Cheri Huber, Daily Peace Quote Read More Mini […]

Dear Friends: “Full pardon forgiveness is beautiful when it’s authentic and appropriate. There’s another kind of forgiveness where we disentangle ourselves from holding onto resentments and vengeance that preoccupy us and hurt us. In both forms, we can retain clarity about what happened and our values about whether it was right or wrong.” – Rick […]

Dear Friends: It isn’t necessary to know exactly how your ideal life will look; you only have to know what feels better and what feels worse. If something feels both good and bad, break it down into its components to see which are warm, which cold. Begin making choices based on what makes you feel […]

Dear Friends: “It’s said that the Buddha, in offering the teachings of the Noble Eightfold Path, said this was an ancient path that was known long before his birth, stretching out through time for all beings who sense the possibility of awakening. It touches something we already know deep within ourselves.” – Jack Kornfield Read […]

Dear Friends: “So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that loving yourself is impossible without loving everything defined as other than yourself.” – Alan Watts Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks Click here to offer what you can for eBooks and Guided Mediations! Mindfulness Mentoring <!

Dear Friends: Begin making choices based on what makes you feel freer and happier, rather than how you think an ideal life should look. It’s the process of feeling our way toward happiness, not the realizing of some Platonic ideal, that creates our best lives. – Martha Beck, O Magazine, January 2009 Read More Mini […]

Dear Friends: Life doesn’t push. That’s why we have the “still, small voice” image. We have to listen hard and pay close attention to hear Life’s messages. Ego thinks a hammer is the perfect tool for ALL jobs! If you don’t do what Life nudges you to do, there are no hard feelings, but don’t […]

Dear Friends: My wife and I met Sylvia Boorstein at the Good Earth at 9:00 in the morning [of April 15, 1997]. We had such a delightful time speaking with her about everything from dharma to family drama. She is obviously a wonderful and caring person who is enjoying a happy life between Buddhism and […]

Dear Friends: “Because they want to sell their products, advertisers water the seed of craving in you; they want you to consume so that you will have sensual pleasure. But sensual pleasures can destroy you. What we need is understanding: mutual understanding, trust, love, and emotional and spiritual intimacy.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Read More […]

Dear Friends: White people are never going to love me the way I need to love myself. Mindfulness practice gave me that clarity and [the] freedom to begin loving myself with the fierce grace that is required to hold space in environments that seek to destroy us. Mindfulness practice allows me to stand in the […]