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OCD as Meditation Practice: When a Compulsion Becomes a Mantra
Read more: OCD as Meditation Practice: When a Compulsion Becomes a MantraIn the case of tracing a pattern in the carpet, the mind settles almost naturally. By meeting the movement with awareness rather than resistance, I can deepen my practice in real time. I am not pulled toward the experience or pushed away from it. The internal commentary quiets. What remains is direct contact with the…
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The Wisdom of Play
Read more: The Wisdom of PlayDo we have it backwards? Perhaps we missed the whole point? Our culture and industry inherited the framework of a six-day work cycle directly from religion, where God labored for six days and rested on the seventh. Without the Jewish Sabbath, which we now recognize on Saturday, we might very well be working six days…
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The Flip Side of Life
Read more: The Flip Side of LifeWhat happens when we stop replaying the same old tune Before streaming and playlists, we bought music on 45-rpm vinyl singles. The hit song lived on the A-side. The B-side wasn’t something you stumbled into. It didn’t play automatically.You had to physically flip the record over to hear it.And most of us rarely bothered. Yet…
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Go With The Flow
Read more: Go With The FlowThanksgiving wasn’t what any of us planned…it was better.
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Signed Holiday Gift Set: Keeper of the Clearing + Winds of Change
Read more: Signed Holiday Gift Set: Keeper of the Clearing + Winds of ChangeJust in time for holiday giving, I’m offering a special signed gift set of both books in the Keeper series: • Keeper of the Clearing • Winds of Change Each set includes: Signed copies of both books Gift wrapping with a simple, nature-inspired presentation $30 total, shipping included anywhere in the U.S. Whether you’re gifting…
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It’s the small moments.
Read more: It’s the small moments.These tiny glimmers, the ones we almost overlook, are often the doorway to everything else.
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Your Mind and Unwelcome Guests
Read more: Your Mind and Unwelcome Guests“The mind is not attacking us. It is doing exactly what it was built to do, rehearse old pain in the hope of preventing new pain. The freedom comes when we finally realize we do not have to invite every thought inside and give it the run of the house.”
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BIG NEWS! It’s Here: Winds of Change Is Now Available to Order
Read more: BIG NEWS! It’s Here: Winds of Change Is Now Available to OrderFor those who have walked with Tiger, Turtle, and Owl through the forest before, this new chapter picks up where Keeper of the Clearing left off. Peace has settled back into the trees. The garden grows. The creatures breathe a little easier.
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Metta: The Practice of Loving-Kindness
Read more: Metta: The Practice of Loving-KindnessThe Practice of Peace While Living in a Divided World When we talk about love, most of us think of affection, loving a person, a pet, or even a good meal. But metta, the Pali word for loving-kindness, points to something deeper. It isn’t the warmth we feel when life pleases us; it’s the deliberate cultivation of…
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