Apple COO Tim Cook. Frank Lloyd Wright. Tolstoy. The Italian Futurists. What do all these folks have in common? They all set their intentions and wrote them down.
Here’s a snippet from the colorful Italian Futurist Manifesto:
Im not a big fan of the word "resolution" because there's something very rigid about it, and I think that goal-setting in the usual sense sets one up for failure and frustration.
Today I am grateful for:
-- This precious human birth
-- The bodhisattva activists who don't shy away from looking at the world's pain
-- Compassionate space and all those who hold it.
-- Rituals -- like Champagne and celebrations.
-- Always...
Today I am grateful for:
-- Unscheduled time
-- Friends -- and lunch yesterday with one who sparks so much insight and joy in me
-- Life on life's terms.
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“We have been raised to fear…our deepest cravings. And the fear of our deepest cravings keeps them suspect, keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, and leads us to settle for…many facets of our own oppression.” – Audre Lourde
"..it’s a critical time in human history, and the collective decisions we have to make during the next few years will set the course of events for generations to come.." - David Loy
I've been thinking about Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old man who shot his mother in her bed, killed 20 children and six adults at an elementary school, then shot himself as police arrived at the scene.
Today I am grateful for:
-- My brother, whose birthday is today
-- My son, who goes back to his own home today. yikes!
-- new (to me) music.
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Make your New Year’s Resolution for 2013 to meditate every day!
Ok, I admit, that’s too simple.
If you…
1) …have a daily meditation practice, can you add one more session per day for 365 days?
Daily Sit invites you to practice meditation with a live online community. Inspired by "Sitting Project," a daily meditation piece, Kim Brown and I thought it would be supportive to the community to offer an online interactive presence for...
Today I am grateful for:
-- Deep thinkers, who frame my thoughts so much more eloquenty than I can
-- the two meditation students who came to class last night despite the snow -- and the warm, settled, centered energy we shared
-- my sweet spouse,...
As the holidays unfolded, and every stop along the way brought more and more gifts for our little baby, I couldn’t help remarking that it was sad, in a way, that he wouldn’t remember any of this. Indeed, that this entire period of his life would be...
These two people are hard to find in the world. Which two? The one who is first to do a kindness, and the one who is grateful and thankful for a kindness done." Anguttara Nikaya
Today I am grateful for:
-- time together
-- awareness of what arises
-- holiday lights, including stars and planets
What are you grateful for? Write it in the comments below or share it on Twitter #idpgratitude
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Today I am grateful for:
-- the world turning
-- being together
-- JRR Tolkein
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This is a community space where you can list whatever you're grateful for.
I started this post last night, on Christmas Eve, sitting in bed nursing a stomach virus, armed with ginger ale and wonton soup. I didn’t want to write anything. Really, really didn’t. I knew it would be hard. I knew it would take a while. I...
A Buddhist bit on rhymin&jivin for the holidays
& new year
"I vow to calm tensions & misperception
w/ zero duality
& calming humility"
Have a blast folks <3
Today I am grateful for:
-- the plastic thing I wear at night that keeps me from grinding my teeth
-- glasses that make it possible to see beyond my nose
-- a new beginning in each moment
What are you grateful for? Write it in the comments below or...
Today I am grateful for:
-- health care savings account
-- family
-- children and spouse who cook
What are you grateful for? Write it in the comments below or share it on Twitter #idpgratitude
This is a community space where you can list whatever...
Daily Sit invites you to practice meditation with a live online community. Inspired by "Sitting Project," a daily meditation piece, Kim Brown and I thought it would be supportive to the community to offer an online interactive presence for...
Today I am grateful for:
-- airlines connections that happen (again -- both kids in state)
-- pictures of sunrise in places where the sun rose and didn't hide behind clouds
-- new seasons
What are you grateful for? Write it in the comments...
