Taming the Monkey Mind: Embracing the Monkey
Last Saturday, we took advantage of the annual Brew at the Zoo (a kid-free zoo!) and enjoyed an outing to the local menagerie. I found myself drawn to the gorillas, […]
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Softness Isn’t Just for Selling Tissues
When I was a toddler, I used to try to walk through the sliding glass door. Repeatedly. The coffee table was simply an apparition that should bend to my will […]
Taming the Monkey Mind: My Monkey’s Flinging Poo
Yesterday was a frustrating day at work. We had to cancel a fun activity for the kids at the last minute due to weather. Now, I am sure this will […]
Taming the Monkey Mind: Experimenting on the Monkey
What? You didn’t think that my ruminations on my monkey mind were going away just because I completed the 28 day challenge, did you? Of course not; this monkey demands […]
Why We Should Be Like Water & Live With Ease
It is so easy to toughen under stress, to tense and tighten to carry the load. Perhaps it is time to learn from the water around us. Water is a […]
Learning to go Downhill
I’ve never been very good at going downhill. I was bribed with banana splits to encourage me to learn how to ride a bike. I was ten. I still am […]
Taming the Monkey Mind: Graduation Day
This all started with a 28 day meditation challenge. It has actually been 32 days since I began; I added a few days to make up for the two that […]
Taming the Monkey Mind: Shaving the Monkey
No, not literally! What do you take me for? Some kind of simian-obsessed stylist? But seriously, if you do decide to remove a little extra fur from a particularly […]
How to Incorporate Meditation Into Everyday Life
lMy monkey mind liked this timely article and asked that I share it. How to Incorporate Meditation Into Everyday Life.
Taming the Monkey Mind: Natural Habitat
Well, it was bound to happen. I missed two days of intentional, sustained meditation. We took advantage of the holiday weekend and spent 3 days camping. I’m not sure if […]
