Tag Archives: moments
Simple Things
What is one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen?The moments when you realize you are alive. You go to work, go home, sleep, wake up, eat breakfast, simple things, but you don’t stop for a second and just … Continue reading
Wherever You Go There You Are
Wherever You Go There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994, nonfiction 275 pages). He’s quite well-known within the mindfulness world, as both the developer of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and a founding director of the Center for … Continue reading
Worthy of Rescue
Do not try to savethe whole worldor do anything grandiose.Instead, createa clearingin the dense forestof your lifeand wait therepatiently,until the songthat is your lifefalls into your own cupped handsand you recognize and greet it.Only then will you knowhow to give … Continue reading
Free Spirit
You’re made up of equal parts courage and fear. You’re brave enough to start any old task that pops into your overactive mind but too afraid to finish one godforsaken project. You balk at the notion that if one door … Continue reading
Risk
Ask yourself what the risks are of prompting some hard conversations, versus the risks of staying quiet as the situation gets worse…We can move, or we can stand still. We can act, or we can stand by. But no matter … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 