

Open up and find paradise
I had a nice little laugh at myself this week when I read a very well-known statement from the Buddha… “The root of suffering is...


Practice Tolerating Yourself
Being authentically “you” is a wonderful thing… pretty much. But everything we do has an effect and the effect is not always wonderful. ...


Meet me in the field
“Out beyond ideas of wrong-doing and right-doing there is a field. I’ll meet you there.When the soul lies down in this grass,the world is...


ABCs and Less Than Three
As I’m sitting here trying to write this entry I just keep spiraling out in so many different directions. But I think I captured the...


Burning Candles, Lips, and Buildings
Happy Birthday to me! Also Happy Birthday to my roommate and bestie, Lex ^.^ We’re going to the park by the river this weekend because...


Feel Free to Fidget
I’ve always been in love with moving. It just feels awesome, feeling muscles move together, dancing or running or even working out (yes,...


Sangha of an Open Heart
Community is rad. The desire to connect with other people is strong within all of us, even if the level and style of connection we desire...


A Garden of Open Hips
It’s the good ol’ seed planting metaphor this week, folks. Old faithful. You know the one: everything we think and do is planting a seed...


TEDtalks Anonymous
Remember that whole gratitude and joy meditation deal from last week? Well, let me start off by saying how much I am grateful for TED...


The Tell-Tale Heart of Grattitude
Yeah, about that whole “weekly” thing… As it tends to, “life” happened to get in the way of my good intentions. I was so stoked about...