Just One Thing

Imagine being aware of the surface behavior of the people around you but oblivious to their inner life while they remain unmoved by your own....

28 June, 2022

Even though it's scary, everyone longs to be seen, to be known. To have your hopes and fears acknowledged - the ones behind a polite smile or a frown of frustration. To have your true caring seen, as well as your positive intentions and natural...

21 June, 2022

There are three elements of tone: 1) Explicit content 2) Emotional subtext 3) Implicit statement about the nature of the relationship....

14 June, 2022

Speaking from an open heart can seem so vulnerable yet be the strongest move of all. Naming the truth has great moral force....

07 June, 2022

If you don't see progress in your own life, then you will feel stagnant, or declining. Learn to notice the things that are improving all around you....

31 May, 2022

Criticism is unavoidable. Sometimes we take being criticized with good grace, other times it stings, and sometimes both are true. Here are some tips for accepting criticism, learning what you can from it, and moving on....

24 May, 2022

Where does it hurt? The practice: Recognize suffering in others. We're usually aware of our own suffering, but seeing the suffering in others: that's not so common. All the news and pictures of disaster, murder, and grief that bombard us each day...

17 May, 2022

Life shows us generosity in a magnitude of ways including our senses and the natural world. The best thing we can do is to receive generosity....

10 May, 2022