The Wake Up Call for Lawyers
Mindfulness for the Legal Mind: a 10-minute talk plus 10 minutes of guided meditation. A brief refuge. The musings of a long-time lawyer, law professor, and mindfulness geek on lawyering from a mindful perspective. Tools to cultivate more joy, ease, and wellbeing in this crazy profession. Ideas to become even better at what you do, and save the world. A few minutes of peace every week, which you definitely deserve.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 216
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Love and Breathe, For Everyone’s Sake
If breath is the focus, the anchor, refuge from an uncertain world, then maybe love is the antidote.
I’m not saying I know much about love other than that it feels absent in so many places, and crucia…
Patience is the Stronger Position
I’m wondering about patience these days:
accepting that things are what they are.
I’ve studied and tried to practice that kind of patience
with friends and family and colleagues and students
and the ever…
Love and Intention, Even Now
This isn’t a moment when I can pay attention all the time:
sometimes I just need to turn away, or walk away.
But whether I’m engaged or disengaged,
wisdom and love have their place.
The question I’m …
Faith in An Appropriate Response
When I think of faith, it’s often faith in someone or something. But these days I’m thinking of faith in terms of believing that if I keep practicing, and we all keep practicing, then we’ll know the …
Resting Up for What’s Next
I have these moments when I feel like I should be doing more.
Or at least doing something.
But right now I’m not sure what to do, or how, or when.
So instead, right now, for now, I’m taking care of mys…
Right Now, Don’t be Bothered by Anything
There are two ways I can see to relate to the world right now,
if this is a moment that feels distressful.
One is to be bothered by the world and also by the distress,
and to work from that perspective…
The Bigger the Space, the Easier it is to Care
I care, and then I turn away.
I get busy, or I lose interest,
or the crisis stops affecting me directly or never did,
and I let my attention slip away.
I’m being honest, but I’m not glad about it,
becaus…
Beginning With Beginner’s Mind
I feel like I spend a lot of time – too much time –
thinking I understand.
Maybe we all do, even when we know
everyone’s understandings are different.
At the same time I think most of us know
there’s a …
Choosing a Theme for 2025
We could say that,
depending on our political beliefs,
beliefs about climate emergency,
relationships to inequity,
inner and outer resources,
and what comes our way,
our 2025 theme –
the quality of heart a…
Can We Talk About Faith?
Because there is always faith.
It might be faith in our abilities.
It might be faith in the wisdom that’s available to us
every once in a while. It might be faith in cause and effect:
the way that, when …
Letting Nature Bring Peace
Sometimes I naturally notice the calm and peacefulness of the closing of the year.
More often there’s so much going on, either in my own life or around me, that I feel
restless, worried, a kind of agit…
Appreciating Slothfulness
Sometimes I have an endless supply of energy. But there are also times when
my mind is sluggish, not bright. Life feels exhausting or boring or blah. Does this happen for you?
The good thing is, whe…
Sitting Above the Fray
I have this image of myself as being mindful,
sitting above the fray.
In my dreams.
The truth is, I’m not above the fray at all,
because the fray is my own mind.
For example, it’s never my intention
to…
Is it gratitude, or something else?
I want to say this is the season for gratitude,
and that’s not wrong, but I’m also not 100%.
I’m grateful, and I’m also confused and fearful and nauseous.
Or I’m pedaling fast and furious, or hiding be…
Seeing Clearly in Difficult Times
I’m finding that right now, practice can be challenging.
It’s hard to get up an hour early in the dark.
But that’s often the case.
The bigger challenge right now is not the early dark mornings.
It’s the…
Just Breathe
Whether you’re celebrating right now or mourning,
I feel like the best idea might be to just take a breath.
Maybe you’re thinking about what’s next,
gathering friends, gathering forces. Amazing.
And, w…
Welcoming This Scary Moment: Happy Halloween. Happy Almost Election.
This year it feels like there are real live goblins in the streets.
So maybe it’s an odd time to put out the welcome mat.
But to me it feels like there’s no other choice. If we notice our internal gob…
How to Feel Right Now
Sometimes I don’t know what’s happened today, or I know, but I’d rather not.
The moment is so fraught and the consequences so big that turning away sometimes feels like an option.
But turning away fro…
Impermanence, Multiple Truths, and Door-Knocking
When I think about impermanence
I think of it as an immutable quality of life.
When I think about democracy, though,
I want to believe in its permanence.
That belief, or illusion,
is what gets me knocki…
Turning Forgiveness Around
I’ve been noticing this week,
as I practice apology and forgiveness,
that these practices invite me to dig deep.
What I’m digging for is generosity.
To apologize with a full heart,
I need to be ge…