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We need to know the facts: is the stove turned off, do I have health insurance, does my partner love me, are the people who work for me getting the job done? We also need to know our values: what is fair, decent, good, and proper....
What can you do when you're shaken? Find your ground. It's clear that we all need a place to stand. A physical place to be sure - hearth and home, land and sea, a bed to curl up in - but also psychological or spiritual places, such as feeling loved, a calm clear center inside...
What can you do when there’s nothing you can do? Love Someone. Sometimes something happens. Perhaps your cat takes a turn for the worse, there’s a money problem, or it’s on a larger scale: maybe there’s been an election and you’re grappling with its...
What do you do when the bottom falls out? Take heart. By "taking heart," I mean several related things: Sensing your heart and chest, finding encouragement in what is good both around you and inside you, resting in your own warmth, compassion, and ...
What are your intentions toward others? The Practice: Be benevolent. Why? Benevolence is a fancy word that means something simple: good intentions toward living beings, including oneself. This goodwill is present in warmth, friendliness, compassion, ordinary decency, fair play, kindness, altruism, generosity, and love. The......
22 August, 2017
An amazing story about a school who experienced trauma with a fire and how they incorporated mindfulness as a way to heal and decrease stress levels amongst their students!...
18 August, 2017
What is living you? The Practice: Give over to good. First published June 30, 2011 Why? In every moment, you and I and everyone and everything else – from quantum foam to fleeting thoughts, intimate relationships, rainforest ecosystems, and the stars themselves – are each......
15 August, 2017
What was once just an idea years ago, has become a reality in science. Mayo Clinic shares a video of a patient using the bionic eye to see his wife for the first time....
11 August, 2017
Are you hard on yourself? The Practice: Don’t beat up yourself. Why? The previous JOT – admit fault and move on – was about our relationship with other people. This JOT applies the same practice to ourselves. Most people know their less than wonderful qualities,......
09 August, 2017
One very lucky little girl received an amazing gift from her Grandpa, a theme park in his backyard!...
04 August, 2017
