Breathe + Smile: Monday Mindfulness and Gratitude

Breathe + Smile: Monday Mindfulness and Gratitude

Words for a Mindful Moment with the Breath I’ve been thinking about gratitude a lot lately. This passage comes from Brene Brown’s research on wholehearted people, from her book The Gifts of Imperfection: “Without exception, every person I interviewed...
Breathe + Smile: A Mindful Moment for your Monday

Breathe + Smile: A Mindful Moment for your Monday

Words for a Mindful Moment with the Breath My favorite scholar of religion is former-nun Karen Armstrong. I love her writings about how religion is more about practice than creed. This week’s passage comes from her book The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of...
Adding “Coloring” to My To-Do List

Adding “Coloring” to My To-Do List

Can you remember how you envisioned yourself as a mother before you had children? I distinctly remember, while pregnant with my first child, envisioning serene days at home with a sweetly sleeping baby, gently rocking my tiny bundle in a clean and organized nursery,...
Breathe + Smile: A Mindful Moment for your Monday

Breathe + Smile: A Mindful Moment for your Monday

Left Brain Buddha is reclaiming Mondays!  Not manic, but mindful.  Each Monday I share a short passage or mantra for a moment with the breath.  I share highlights from my Smile File for the week ~ and I hope you’ll take time to reflect on your smiles from the past...

Breathe + Smile: A Mindful Moment for your Monday

Left Brain Buddha is reclaiming Mondays!  Not manic, but mindful.  Each Monday I share a short passage or mantra for a moment with the breath, accompanied by a photo from my photographer {my husband 🙂 }.  I share highlights from my Smile File for the week ~ and I hope...