Tag: kindness
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Stepping Stone or Stumbling Block?
Larry’s dear friend, Gordon, once asked a question I’ve never forgotten: Are you a stepping stone or a stumbling block in the lives of others? It’s a simple question. But it has a way of staying with you. Yesterday on our morning walk, Larry and I met an elderly woman on the trail. She noticed…
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Wishing you a Very Happy New Year.
There’s something meaningful about the New Year beginning in winter. At a time when we’re often pushed to improve, hustle, and fix ourselves, nature is doing the opposite. Trees let go of their leaves. Growth slows. The land rests. Nothing is rushing toward spring. Winter doesn’t skip ahead. It pauses, reflects, and restores first. As…
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🌿 May All Beings Be Happy
A Practice of Radical Kindness So easy to say. Sometimes so difficult to do. Why does such a simple intention, wishing happiness for all beings, feel so distant in our daily lives? What stops us from extending it beyond our circle of comfort? Often it is the quiet walls we build: fear, judgment, pain, and…
