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Are You Living with A Closed Fist Or An Open Hand?
Insights Into Practices: Closed Fist or Open Hand? A Favorite Quote What I’m Cooking - Asparagus Soup Half-Day Retreat, July 13th “Stopping, calming, and resting are preconditions for healing…The world needs healing. Individuals, communities and nations need healing.”...
Less Catastrophizing: More Not Knowing
Staying With Uncertainty During Challenging Times Insights Into Practices: Staying With Uncertainty A Poem, by William Stafford What I’m Watching “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will get you everywhere.” - Albert Einstein I almost quit watching the game....
The Overview Effect
“We are living a lie. We have our priorities completely upside down...” - Astronaut Ron Garan Insights Into Practices: The Overview Effect A Poem, by Rilke A Quote, How To Skillfully Work with Anger Half Day Meditation Retreat (Sunday, March 30th) “Zen Is Meant To...
Selling Water By The River
Generosity and Appreciation Lead to Greater Effectiveness The effectiveness of an intervention is in direct proportion to the quality of the state of mind of the intervenor.” - Otto Scharmer Selling Water By The River A Favorite Quote What I’m Watching; Two Films Half...
Hate, Love, and The Practice Of Wonderment
“I did not ask for success. I asked for wonder.” - Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907 - 1972) Hate, Love, and The Practice Of Wonderment A Favorite Quote, The World Is Its Own Magic What I’m Reading Half Day Meditation Retreat (Sunday, March 30th) Tassajara Workshop, A Zen...
What Do You Call The World?
The Art and Practice of Perspective-Taking There is a story about a rabbi who carries two slips of paper in his pocket. One said “The world was created for me.” The other slip of paper said “I am but dust and ashes.” His practice is to know when to reach for which...