Evelyn Gladu, a therapist in Arlington, MA sent out a note today on compassion. I loved that she’s taking this stance and asked her if it would be okay to reprint her note on the blog. I’m grateful she’s suggesting this action, inviting more compassion into our world. If after reading it you feel moved [...]
Grateful for the Courage It Takes
I thought I would begin this Gratitude Practice with taking a moment to be grateful. As I sat with my clients these past few days I am softened by what it takes, the courage it takes to keep opening our hearts after a lifetime of small and large rejections, of the betrayals and hurts. I’m [...]
Gratitude Practice
How lucky we are to live in a time when there is so much information inviting us into possibility. We don’t have to deal with our heavy hearts alone. There are ways that we can shift the suffering. As the Buddha told us so many years ago, there is a way out of suffering. [...]
Another Great Addition to the Parts Teleseminar: Judith Stone / Voice Dialogue
I couldn’t resist these gorgeous creatures this morning, opening widely into the warmth of a spring day. They reminded me of little hungry birds waiting for mom to deliver nourishment. As the mind does, it scampered on to how our parts inside are hungry, no longer waiting, wanting to be heard, to be cared about. [...]
Getting Centered When Things Are Off-Kilter
Last night the wind howled and rain poured. I woke up in the middle of the night listening, feeling a bit hypervigilant. Then realized I couldn’t go back to sleep. My awareness was outside caught by the storm. I began to meditate, or tried to. My mind wasn’t focusing even as I set up [...]
Acts of Kindness Spread Surprisingly Easily: Just a Few People Can Make a Difference
[Thank you Janet Yellen for sending along the following article] The University of California , San Diego, issued the following news release: For all those dismayed by scenes of looting in disaster-struck zones, whether Haiti or Chile or elsewhere, take heart: Good acts — acts of kindness, generosity and cooperation — spread just as easily [...]
Miracles of Everyday Life
Last night I boarded an overnight flight from Boston to Heathrow en route to Scotland where I’m leading a workshop tomorrow. I don’t usually like flying overnight if I can avoid it. I had parts grumbling anticipating the flight. As I listened to my internal grumbles and whining I caught myself and determined to shift my [...]
What’s working?
I’m working behind the scenes to find ways to support you as you heal. As we speak, I’m putting some finishing touches on a teleconference series of wonderful speakers. Getting people to confirm a time has been a project in itself! In the meantime I was thinking about how much easier it is to move [...]
Every moment offers us the gift of transformation
Every moment offers us the gift of transformation. We can choose to respond to life by tightening up, hardening, resisting or we can choose to soften, relax into the moment. The first doesn’t seem like a real choice. Our bodies naturally tend to tighten when a blow comes at us. It seems only natural to [...]
Courageous Conversations
I’m learning, now that I’m in my 50’s, how to have hard conversations with others without cringing in shame or getting so rattled that I lose my frame of reference. I was thinking of this last week as I talked with my friend and colleague, Patricia Geller who I see for consultation as she’s [...]