Finding Joy Amidst Pain – Embracing the Full Spectrum of the Human Experience I am painfully aware at this moment. Something is off and I can’t put my finger on it. All I know is that I am sad and I’m not sure why. But it doesn’t really matter. There’s nothing I can “do” that
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May 30, 2023
May 1, 2023
HOW TO LIVE WITH CHANGE
How to Live with Change One of the greatest contradictions in life is that change is a constant. The Buddha teaches what has a beginning also has an ending. That’s true in our minds and bodies, in nature, in society – in every single way. While transitions are an inevitable part of life, we often
March 28, 2023
HOW TO PRACTICE NON-ATTACHMENT
Practice Non-Attachment with Buddhist Psychotherapy Standing at the top of a mountain on a windy cornice, my brain (ego) thinks of the steep slope, deep powder and tight bump turns I’ll need to ski to get to the bottom. My brain is taking inventory and using it to craft a story about what lies ahead.
February 27, 2023
WHAT TO DO IN TIMES OF DISTRESS
Life can become a narrow tunnel in times of distress when we zip ourselves up into our minds. It happens every day, we align with our ego, rather than our heart, which causes undue suffering. Whether it’s someone we dislike or an unpleasant event, when we believe the story that our mind is telling us
January 30, 2023
WHEN SUFFERING BECOMES A PROBLEM
You know that person who leaves you with a feeling of being better? They walk into the room and you instantly feel a sense of calm. I am what I choose to hold onto. I am. Then there’s the person who is driving a little too fast behind you honking his horn. How do you
December 20, 2022
THE CHOICE TO SUFFER
Albert Einstein once asked the question, “Is the universe a friendly place?” He went on to say, “This is the first and most basic question all people must answer for themselves.” How you answer Einstein’s question can tell you a lot about the way you view your place in the universe – expansive or isolated.
November 29, 2022
FINDING HAPPINESS AT THE HOLIDAYS
At this time of year, especially during the holidays, we are inspired to be grateful and merry. Dare I say happy? As if we weren’t already. Yet we are constantly bombarded with the message that we are missing something. Is it a loved one or that Peloton bike we are grieving? Is it our family
September 27, 2022
DATING WITH THE HEART OF BUDDHA
Navigating life as a single adult can be rough when you lead from your mind and not your heart. There is a constant barrage of online images and personas that people spend hours cultivating in hopes of appearing extraordinary to a perfect stranger. You message each other a bit on the dating apps, maybe exchange
August 29, 2022
LIVING WITH AN OPEN HEART
Courage comes from the French word coeur which means heart. Literally, courage means to have heart. When we have an open heart, we are expansive. Shunryu Suzuki says, “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities.” But it takes courage to remain open to them. Consider yourself lucky if somewhere in the middle of your
May 18, 2022
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS IN REAL LIFE
Are you in a place of suffering and not sure how to move forward? Philosophies/ religions/ traditions give us many perspectives in which to look at pain and how to find relief. In our search for awareness, though, we are often left with more questions than answers. It is in that stuck place, when we
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