Mindfulness and Gratitude: Embracing Change

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Embracing Change

Breathe: Words for a Mindful Moment Smile: Moments of Gratitude I suppose it is only natural to begin pondering change and impermanence as we transition into August and the final weeks of summer. The cooler temperatures {at least in Minnesota!}, the back-to-school...
Mindfulness and Gratitude: Embracing Change

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Fundamental Richness

Breathe: Words for a Mindful Moment “Fundamental Richness” by Pema Chodron “Fundamental richness is available in each moment. The key is to relax: relax to a cloud in the sky, relax to a tiny bird with gray wings, relax to the sound of the telephone...

Mindfulness and Gratitude: Expectations

Words for a Mindful Moment with the Breath “Gorgeous, amazing things come into our lives when we are paying attention: mangoes, grandnieces, Bach, ponds. This happens more often when we have as little expectation as possible. If you say, “Well, that’s pretty much what...
Breathe + Smile: Mindfulness and Gratitude

Breathe + Smile: Mindfulness and Gratitude

Breathe: Words for a Mindful Moment with the Breath I’ve been thinking a lot about place lately ~ the places I inhabit, how they sustain and nourish me, and seeing the beauty, literally, in my own backyard. My Buddha in my backyard Smile: Gratitude We have lived...
Mindfulness and Gratitude: The Beauty of Blogging

Mindfulness and Gratitude: The Beauty of Blogging

Mindfulness: Words for a Moment with the Breath  Gratitude: Why I Write ~ The Beauty of Blogging This week I am grateful to write. As a kid, I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. I wrote many books and stories, and even about 50 pages of a novel as a teenager {it...