by Kate | Jan 19, 2016 | joy, kind promises, meditation, mindfulness
I was googling for joy the other day… Let me take a moment to savor that phrase: “googling for joy.” For a learner like me the fact that a world of information is at my fingertips brings joy. The idea that this month I get to spend time learning and thinking about joy...
by Kate | May 26, 2015 | connectedness, kind promises, meditation
Kind promise: I will build, nurture and celebrate connections. A few days ago, I heard Lama Rod Owens speak about vulnerability and meditation. He brought our attention to what he called “post-meditation awareness.” He used that phrase to describe the soft...
by Kate | May 2, 2014 | Creativity, Disability, joy, meditation, Uncategorized
As I go through my day, I watch for moments when the corners of mouth turn up and my heart lifts. I note these moments of delight, capture them in my Journal and log them here. I encourage you to be on the lookout for your Delight of the Day. This week I went...
by Kate | Mar 11, 2014 | kind promises, meditation, Uncategorized
Kind promise: I will open to each moment. One night last week I had trouble sleeping. My left leg kept clenching painfully. After a spasm, I would slow my breathing and point myself toward sleep. I would just be drifting off when my muscles would jerk me awake with...
by Kate | Dec 4, 2012 | meditation, mindfulness, Transformation
Here I am at another beginning not scared this time nor excited, exactly but aware. Noticing an empty space that before was filled-filled-filled busy-busy-busy and now it’s not. I like it here in this cavernous now but no sooner do I arrive than...
by Kate | Jul 10, 2012 | connectedness, kind promises, meditation
Last Friday I planned to write about discovering our strengths. Instead, I was sidelined by a three-day migraine. Sometimes we find our strengths by taking character tests or paying attention to activities that make our hearts sing. My return to what a fellow migraine...
