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Train Your Mind Toward Compassion
Be grounded and responsive with warmth and compassion to everyday encounters. Use everyday interactions—including the hassles and challenges—as reminders to wake up from the sleep of habitual patterns. Nurture your natural inclination toward openness, compassion, and loving-kindness.
Don’t Say We Can’t
“Why aren’t you married?” my partner and I are frequently asked. After all, we’ve been a couple for 25 years, shared a mortgage, and his grandchildren see me as a second granddad. Does it take a marriage license to lend … Continue reading
5 Top Ways to Add Gratitude To Your Day
Inquire Within: Reflection
These questions make for enriching conversation, but they can be equally illuminating if you simply ask them of yourself. I stumbled onto the idea of asking big questions because I needed them myself. They drive our growth, and we can … Continue reading
The Luxury of Being a White Mother
I love the Op-ed section of the paper. I believe we all need to write at least one letter on something we’re passionate about in our lifetime. In saying that, I applaud this reader Re: “Who will be next after … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 