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TASSAJARA : THOUGHTS “Just Drop It” By Pema Chodron This slogan is saying that when confusion arises not only do you practice tonglen and connect with the heart, but also you flash on the nonsolidity...
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THOUGHTS {what a beautiful thought} ”As long as we’re caught up in always looking for certainty and happiness, rather than honoring the taste and smell and quality of exactly what is happening, as...
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”Although it is embarrassing and painful, it is very healing to stop hiding from yourself. It is healing to know all the ways that you shut down, deny, close off, criticize people, all your weird...
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TASSAJARA I feel like my adventure at Tassajara was a million years ago and I miss it. It was one of the first goals I crossed off my list back in September and is one of my favorite 365 til 30...
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Love the excerpt below. Nothing Solid by Pema Chodron Moving away from our experiences, moving away from the present moment with all our habits and strategies, always adds up to restlessness,...
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Inspiration, gratitude & surprises I am so happy it’s Friday! Let’s see, this weekend our plans involve dinner with our friend Rick tonight…maybe a hike Saturday morning (let’s see how lazy we...
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“Each person’s life is like a mandala- a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life. We enter a room, and the...
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This weekend is shaping up to be rather quiet. We still have SOOO much packing to do for next weekends move. So we plan on staying in for most of the weekend and doing just that! I’m trying to purge us...
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…a little wisdom from Pema today and it was exactly what I needed… “…feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are...
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currently : two watching… the americans (it’s SO good this season. I have a total crush on Keri Russell), girls (yet another show that is so good this season), togetherness (probably my new favorite...
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p a t i e n c e is the a n t i d o t e Patience is the antidote to anger, a way to learn to love and care for whatever we meet on the path. By patience, we do not mean endurance- as in ” grin...
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