Have you sat quietly with yourself today? What did you hear?

One of my favorite ways to do this is to take a walk by myself.  This reminds me that I should find time to do that.… Continue reading

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Today, let’s slow down and pay attention.… Continue reading

“Cooking gives you the opportunity to meet the things you eat. You can touch each carrot or olive and get to know its smell and texture.You can feel its weight and notice its color and form. If it is going to become part of you, it seems worthy, at least, of acknowledgment, respect, and thanks. It takes much time and care in order for things to grow, and many labors are needed to bring these ingredients to the kitchen.… Continue reading

“Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.”

― Mother Teresa… Continue reading

“Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.”

― Betty Smith, Joy in the Morning… Continue reading

“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t).”

– James Baraz… Continue reading

“Why do they not teach you that time is a finger snap and an eye blink, and that you should not allow a moment to pass you by without taking joyous, ecstatic note of it, not wasting a single moment of its swift, breakneck circuit?”

― Pat Conroy… Continue reading