You are lovable, even when you’re ill
You may be thinking "but a silly title. Of course people who are ill are as lovable as they were when they weren't ill." That's the conscious, reasonable attitude. A funny thing happens, though, in our unexamined, reactionary minds. People who are ill may find...
What love is and isn’t
I was reminded recently of the Christian Scripture on love (first Corinthians 13:4-7). Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in...
Love is immeasurable
This month, I am considering the kind promise "I will love without keeping score." When I love, I am wishing for the other that they grow and blossom into their own brilliance. I wish the same for myself. Imagine a world where we nurtured ourselves and each other. We...
a grateful lovingkindness meditation
Every day, I do a variation of Buddhist lovingkindness meditation. The blessing I use is:May you be safe.May you be strong.May you live with joy.May you be peaceful and at ease. Traditional instructions are to say, think and imagine those blessings on yourself,...
Gratitude in difficult times
This month, I am considering the kind promise "I will appreciate blessings." Sometimes life seems dark and it's hard to feel grateful. This includes the chaos that follows diagnosis of a serious health challenge and living with it afterward. The ground seems to have...
Saying grace (for the first time in 40 years)
At the end of last year, I set an intention to return to "saying grace" before I eat. When I was a child, my parents taught me of prayer to say at mealtime. Each night, before supper, my father would ask one of the diners "would you please say grace?" I had two older...
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