I was in the laundromat the other day washing a bedspread. The place was quiet. As my eyes scanned the remodeling project in process, a sticker on the coin machine caught my eye. On the sticker was a cartoonish character with a big grin and the words, “I live in my own little world, but it’s okay…they know […]
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It’s been a long time since I posted; where have I been? The crux of my absence revolves around a bad fall I had while hiking. Just like that the life I was living came to a halt. Was life trying to tell me something? Or had I just been careless? Either way, the result was the same. A
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Just like that, the ground has shifted under our feet. Things are “falling apart.” It is easy to seek people to blame. It is easy to seek a narrative that makes sense of it all. Yet the unraveling is just beginning; it is too soon to ask questions whose answers are yet to be revealed and understood. We do
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I love to watch movies with superheroes and heroines. No matter how desperate things get, nothing is required of me. Someone with super powers will come along and save me, along with the rest of the planet. Unlike superheroes who do the work for us, the wise teachers of the past and present don’t “save”
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My father died 2 weeks ago. He not only had his will, his wishes, and his belongings in order, he also had his heart and soul in order. He was ready to accept what life brought and to accept death when it came. He was ready to take his last breath with a prayer of
I have noticed lately how often people use the word busy or talk about how much they have to do. Busy has almost replaced the word “fine”, when responding to the question, “How are you?” Even my 3-yr-old granddaughter felt compelled to tell me how busy she was, although I wonder if she knows what the
This article written by Deborah Adele first appeared in Yoga Internatiional 7.10.18 After the 2015 publication of my article “Living in Brittle Bones: My Life as a Yoga Teacher With Osteoporosis,”I was greatly surprised by the response I received. It wasn’t just the number of comments or the enormous interest in the topic. What surprised
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In the beloved story of the Bhagavad-Gita, a corrupt and narcissistic king sits on the throne. He is selfish and greedy with little concern for the welfare of the people he rules. As a result, everything is out of balance and suffering prevails. Enter Arjuna, our main character. Arjuna is a warrior, and it has
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