I was recently invited to speak to a group of inmates on the subject of loyalty. After accepting, I realized how little I knew about the subject. So I did some research. The dictionary gives 3 components of loyalty: there must be a cause to be loyal to, there must be a steadfast allegiance to […]
Guru: that which brings understanding to our ignorance. Found: in a child’s wonder, a teacher’s guidance, an inspirational reading, a friend’s empathy, an embodied person, the teacher within…. The Guru is the hidden force in a poem, a person, a gaze, or a conversation that lifts our spirits, inspires us to be greater than we
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One of my favorite stories as a little girl was Goldilocks and the 3 Bears. I’m not sure why, maybe my tender little heart felt a surge of empathy for the little bear who discovered his porridge devoured, his chair broken, and someone sleeping in his bed…a terrible thing for a little bear.
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Care of One for the Benefit of Many (part 4) I remember a few years back when a friend of mine was carting her young child around attempting to do several errands. At each stop, my friend would unbuckle her child out of his car seat, drag him to the errand, and return him to
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Care of the One for the Benefit of the Many (part 3) In one of his books, Kurt Vonnegut writes: “Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one
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In a speech Steve Jobs gave at Stanford University, he spoke of a quote that had impacted his life. The quote went something like, “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you will most certainly be right.” Steve Jobs said that because of this quote, every morning he asked himself,
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I begin with a confession. I am someone who wishes their life could be easier. I long for a computer with less emails, a calendar with less commitments, a life where things were less complex, where work was less demanding, where time off and play were valued, and sitting on my porch reflecting and visiting
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Another great soul has departed this earth. I, along with many others, called her Mataji (beloved mother), and she was my teacher. How do I talk about the depth of love she evoked in me? How do I express her life-changing wisdom that guided my life in the direction of contentment? Where do I find
