The Way of Compassion
1. Hold the process of creating the goal as sacred. Make the goal itself a work of art. “Get in shape” doesn’t cut. “Run a mountain trail and love the run – even in mile 8” just might. Take time to develop a picture of the goal. Use journaling, collage, drawing, or visualization. 2. Know [...]
I don’t know why the thought occurred to me, but it did. It showed up suddenly, fully formed, like a telegram delivered. I was sitting in my office at home, feeling disappointed about something that hadn’t worked out the way I’d hoped. And suddenly popped up the thought: “Instead of thinking about your disappointment, Tara, [...]
Today I’m happy to welcome life coach and fellow bogger Melinda Elliott. I really enjoy her blog The Easy Place, where she writes about growing our self awareness, one step at a time, so that we can create our lives more consciously. Read on to soak up Melinda’s wisdom. Your blog is called “The Easy [...]
Even in the struggle, you are loved. You are being loved not in spite of the hardship, but through it. The thing you see as wrenching, intolerable, life’s attack on you, is an expression of love. There is the part of us that fears and protects and defends and expects, and has a story [...]
You’ve got a heart. You know that part. But what is the container like that holds your heart? When you heart speaks, how do you listen? How do you speak back to it? When your heart moves, what kind of landscape have you created for it to move in? We can’t always control what happens [...]
Hi there, I’m so happy to welcome new visitors and readers who read yesterday’s guest post at Kind Over Matter. I love the spirit, community, and vision of Kind Over Matter. I love the idea that through the work I do I just might be able to support creative young women (which much of the [...]
Over a year ago, I wrote a post called Loving Reality. That was in the days of 38 or so mighty readers. This morning I was reminded of this piece because it was republished in Soulful Living. I remembered how much I love this piece, and how important I think this idea is. So I’m [...]
True surrender is easily misunderstood as passivity, as doing nothing. It’s actually a change in stance, a change in state of being. It’s a softening, a coming home to. It’s what we receive when we’ve made peace with life, and become its partner, arm in arm. Before surrender, we act alone. We act because life [...]
Hi folks, A couple weeks ago I had an icky, embarrassing experience. I decided to mine it for all the wisdom and interesting writing it could be worth. And that’s what I’ve done. It turned out to reveal all kinds of gems. I hope you’ll come read it – it’s a guest post over at [...]
In case you’ve forgotten, I just wanted to remind you of something important. I needed to be reminded about it, and I have a feeling you do too. A few weeks ago I was having coffee with a friend. I hadn’t seen her in months, but she’d been receiving my email newsletter so she had [...]
