I invite you to bring Beginner’s Mind to your practice and to your life this month. What would it be like if you didn’t have to get it right? If you didn’t have to be perfect? What if you allowed yourself to be a beginner, to make mistakes, without self-judgement and self-criticism? What if you could approach anything from a place of being brand new?
July 2020 It seems like a strange time to celebrate anything when you take in our public health crisis and...
I stood at the front of the room, my breath a bit shallow, a little nervous to look at the sea of young faces in front of me. I am not used to teaching children – a room full of adults is far less intimidating to me. I took a...
September 2023 I have been really enjoying the end of summer. Mine is a late August birthday, so I try...
Some people are surprised when they hear that I identify as an introvert. They are usually people who know me...
My whole young life, I remember my father getting up before dawn and going for his daily run, long before any of the rest of us in the house were up. When I would stagger to the kitchen a couple of hours later, he would be whistling and humming, happy...
When I taught on New Year’s Day morning, I was happy to see my regular Monday morning crowd. I am...
I hope you are taking moments to pause and take in the last days of summer. I can sense fall...
January 2024 Hello Source friends, I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions, but it is a natural time in the rhythm of our year for reassessment and reflection. Same as birthdays and other big life events, it’s a chance to check in – how are things going, really?...
A pretty perfect spot for meditation on my recent vacation… There was a box on my desk waiting for me...
I’ve meditated at the pool with my kids, believe it or not. (Don’t worry—they are old enough to swim on their own, around lifeguards.) Several times this summer, I was at the wading pool and sat quietly in the water. Closing my eyes, listening to the water falling around me, the sounds of the water splashing, feeling the sunlight warm on my eyelids. Swaying gently when other kids are running in the water around me. I’ve meditated at the wave pool, and it’s a beautiful image now, the ruffled waves coming into and crashing, the pull of the water as it receded. I’ve even taken time to meditate on the ferry. Those seconds stretch into minutes, the minutes into time without measure.
June 2020 “It is the willingness to offer our best, claim responsibility for our worst, and fold it into the continuous moment-to-moment practice of simply being present to what is that promises to deliver our future.” Rev. angel Kyodo williams, Radical Dharma Picking up my phone to read the news the...