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Come Home to Your Body

Posted on November 2, 2015 by admin

Why don’t we spend more time in our bodies? Life has lots of ways to separate us, to send us on long trips into worlds of thought, emotion, or pure distraction, trips from which we may never come bac.k Continue reading →

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First Inn by the Healing Path Book Available Now

Posted on October 19, 2015 by admin

Read the new Healing Path book. The Inn by the Healing Path: Stories on the Road to Wellness, Book 1: “Never Alone,”is now available from all major e-book retailers including Smashwords and Kindle. Please take a look, sample the first 30% for free, buy ($2.99,) write a review, tell your friends, share on FaceBook and other media. Continue reading →

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Not Really Yours

Posted on September 30, 2015 by admin

Recognizing that we don’t own our feelings can be intensely liberating. Feelings come from somewhere. They are a reaction to something, but they are not our property. My usual reaction to the world’s problems is sadness or melancholy. The sadness is real, but it is not mine. Focusing on sadness is just a habit I’ve picked up. Nothing bad will happen to me or anyone else if I put it down for a while. Continue reading →

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What’s Fabulous About the Human Race

Posted on September 16, 2015 by admin

Alan is a Lutheran minister who goes to a meditation class with me in San Francisco. He’s about 60 years old but looks 40, tall and straight with sandy hair and a relaxed way with sweaters. He started meditating four … Continue reading →

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Because It Can’t Last

Posted on September 7, 2015 by admin

“Do not confuse value with permanence.” – Irvin Yalom Charlie Jane Anders hosts the Writers with Drinks literary events every month at San Francisco’s Make Out Room. The dimly lit club drips with streamers, glitter, a jumble of art work … Continue reading →

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Success and Failure: Partners in Crime

Posted on August 24, 2015 by admin

“Success is not a place at which one arrives, but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey.” – Alex Noble At age 30, Martin Ramirez left his wife and two children in Mexico to earn money on the … Continue reading →

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5 Ways of Looking at Yourself

Posted on August 18, 2015 by admin

These five meditations will help you step outside your mind. You can see things differently out there.  I suggest trying one at a time over a series of days to see which you like. Some may not be right for … Continue reading →

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The Music of Life

Posted on August 9, 2015 by admin

Last month I was at a clinic getting my blood drawn. The Jamaican lab tech was singing the whole time. Her voice cheered me up and relaxed me. I asked her why she sang, and she said, “I just like … Continue reading →

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Everyone on Earth

Posted on July 26, 2015 by admin

Three things you might not know about the people you share this world with: 1. Everyone on Earth is here to entertain you. Enjoy the show. 2. Everyone on Earth is here to teach you something. Pay attention. 3. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Other People’s Joy

Posted on July 20, 2015 by admin

If you can be happy for other people’s good fortune, you will have an endless supply of things to be happy about. Continue reading →

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