A Mindful Life

Time is very precious. Do not wait until you are dying to understand your spiritual nature. If you do it now, you will discover resources of kindness and compassion you didn’t know you had. It is from this mind of intrinsic wisdom and compassion that you can truly benefit others….Moment by moment, we should look [...]

Outside my window… I see rain falling and a gray sky. I am thinking… about the health of our cat, Stella. Tomorrow we’ll take her to the vet. I am thankful for… a good night’s sleep. From the kitchen… I have fresh homemade bread. I am wearing… the usual — jeans, turtleneck, knit vest, with [...]

To continue with my exploration (see this and this), I’m posting some thoughts from Singh’s book. I’m not certain I have the energy to do more than quote her, as I’m emotionally buffeted by some personal family issues lately (on both sides of our family). So, we are born and we grow. We encounter “splits” [...]

If you were raised in the Christian tradition, read this prayer below and see if it rings true for you, and if it seems familiar. Radiant One, You shine within us, outside us — even darkness shines when we remember. Focus your light within us — make it useful! Create your reign of unity now! [...]

This is a rough and unrefined condensation of some of what I’m reading. I don’t claim to have answers but I will write without tenuousness. I’m not entirely sure of all the concepts and am not seeking debate. I’m just looking to sort it out for myself here. ——— I am going to die someday. [...]

Back in 2004, when my father-in-law was gravely ill, I happened across a book that I was compelled to buy: The Grace in Dying: How We Are Transformed Spiritually as We Die, by Kathleen D. Singh. I began to read it, and in the introduction the author suggested that if the reader was in the [...]

This song gives me chills every time I hear it. Before I met my husband, I lived on the edge this song describes. (We are incredibly fortunate and grateful for that.) I also used to work with (i.e., provide social services to) people whose lives were rife with the challenges that he sings about. And [...]

This is perfect. Being Human I wonder if the sun debates dawn some mornings not wanting to rise out of bed from under the down-feather horizon If the sky grows tired of being everywhere at once adapting to the mood swings of the weather If the clouds drift off trying to hold themselves together make [...]

Four days after our move, our washer went kaput (after 12 years of faithful service). This occurred on a day that Claire decided to try to, erm, clean up her poopy diaper while in her crib for a nap. So, Husband did fast research on Consumer Reports, and we went to Sears. We now have [...]

It had been a rough winter for Claire. She got sick nearly every month since September (and coincidentally she started preschool one day a week that month), had two bouts of pneumonia, and required treatments to help her breathe. The latest illness began on Mother’s Day, and by Thursday she was in a spiral of [...]