The Wake Up Call for Lawyers

We all know there’s no cure for hot and cold. And still, I find myself trying to solve for just about every discomfort I encounter. It’s exhausting. And there’s a different way.

There’s a way of relat…

Three Things I know for sure

Three things I know for sure: everything is always changing. When something unpleasant feels like it'll never change, there it goes, being different. When something good h…

Sometimes I just can’t get my balance. I’ve caused someone harm, been hurt by the world, lost someone I love. I’m so upset that all I can do is turn away. The ground feels unstable. I’m balancing on …

 How often do you tell the uncompromised truth, about yourself, about what you see in others, about what you see in the world? How often do I? 

Not often enough, for me anyway. What gets in the way is…

I don’t know how to tolerate being terrified but I know that I am terrified a lot. I’m scared that the terrible things happening in other parts of the world or to other people will visit my town, my …

 I’m noticing that fear and confusion are obfuscating whatever wisdom I have these days. I need as much time as possible for quiet, butt on the cushion or feet on the earth. Then, some very basic wis…

Tumultuous doesn’t even begin to describe it. Every time it feels like there’s just too much to take in, there’s something else to take in. Point in any direction in any given moment and there’s more…

Sometimes my thoughts are clear and I’m firing on all cylinders, in the zone. And sometimes my thoughts are completely un-useful. I don’t really have to *think* about what to do about the clear, inci…

Isn’t there some universal truth that if we misstep, first, we hope no one notices. Next, we feel surprise (maybe), and shame or regret? But at the same time, we don’t necessarily see ourselves, or w…

I had a moment at the airport yesterday where nothing was wrong but I was scared to death. The great Tibetan teacher Pema Chodron talks a lot about the places that scare you (she even has a book by t…

We sit and we sit and we sit. Some days there’s ease. But some days for me anyway, there’s just sorrow or anger or fear. And I really don’t want to be with it.

And yet I’ve noticed there’s a resilienc…

What is mindfulness? Is it being present to each moment? Or is there more to it than that?

What if we’re present but frequently lodging objections? What if we’re present but secretly wish things were …

It’s been an eventful summer. Fires, hurricanes, indictments, work...and hopefully you've also had a few cool dips in the lake or the ocean, or been able to take a few deep breaths in the forest. 

Eve…

Do you really want all the things you think you want? I don’t, but I think I do. So I mostly operate under that delusion, trying to accumulate more things, more self-awareness, more peace. Even thoug…

The Consequences of What We Feel

Do you ever feel like life is happening fast? I do. Mindfulness invites us to slow down in a particular way, taking in our experience in small chunks, in terms of what…

How many times each day do you notice that seeing is happening? Or that hearing or tasting or smelling are happening? The world is such a cacophonous, fast-moving place. To me, it feels impossible to…

Do you ever feel like there’s just too much going on, or too much has happened in the past, and it’s easier to just turn away? I feel that way so many days. The world is a hard place right now.

But wh…

What I Learned on My Summer Retreat

Hi there! It’s good to be back. And, my summer retreat was amazing.

One thing I learned is how much I still don’t know about mindfulness. That part was super humblin…

Sometimes for me it's easy to get caught up in how bumpy things are. How loss is so powerful, how things go wrong, how people aren't who I think they are (or should be).

Mindfulness has been a great f…

This week I'm saying goodbye to my dad. It's been an honor, and impossible, to write about him. He was such a gentle and loving soul. He was here for 87 years but what's that, but a blink in time? Or…