Today was such a great day. My sister drove down last night and helped G and me get the house ready for 8 children to romp and play in. I made  a homemade vegan cake (!), and Q loved every minute of her day! It was worth the effort to see how happy it made her [...]

Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t posted in three months! I had a really crazy and un-Zen holiday season, but I am back with a vengeance. I’ve been meditating a few times a week, but I still find it difficult. But one of the things that Thich Nhat Hanh recommends is choosing one precept and getting [...]

My mother died six years ago. I was 28, a grown woman, but I still feel so wrenched apart when I think about not having her. Her mother died this summer, one more link missing. I have been thinking a lot about how to live these days, and I felt inspired to write something for [...]

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. – Dalai Lama I’ve had such a crazy busy time the last few weeks. Here are some of the highlights: Joined a monthly documentary club Joined a bimonthly small group ministry  Taking new member classes at the UUFA Taught 2 Sunday school classes Started swim lessons Started a food and exercise journal (and [...]

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I am currently reading Dalai Lama’s book Increasing Love, and I even though I haven’t [...]

Yikes, the past week has been unsettling, to say the least. My youngish father had a stroke. My mom passed away a few years ago, so as the oldest child I always feel responsible for taking care of everything. I dropped everything as soon as I heard and spent four days with him, trying to [...]

My first week of focusing on a precept, causing no harm, went OK. I haven’t killed anything that I was aware of, and I tried to be pretty aware. I’ll just come out and admit it: I did not stay true to my plans to eat a vegan diet all week. I had at least [...]

My caffeine addiction is causing serious problems with this meditation stuff. I feel compelled to make a pot of coffee before I can even think of sitting down to meditate in the morning. This morning I never got around to it because I decided to make oatmeal (with handpicked apples and blueberries). I know, making [...]

I did it—after a week of goofing around I actually sat on a pillow, on the floor, and counted my breath for 15 minutes. I let my thoughts pass me by (actually counting the breaths helped a lot with this!). I started off with this 4 minute guided breath meditation , then just continued once it was [...]

Why am I starting a meditation practice? I have a career and marriage my younger self would have envied. I have a healthy, vibrant daughter. I have nice things, get to travel frequently, have wonderful friends, but somehow I still feel unsatisfied. I can’t quite put my finger on it, but instead of enjoying my [...]