I went on my first meditation retreat last month. I saw Sharon Salzberg speak, and spent two days not speaking myself.
Let me clarify — this was a non-residential retreat, meaning there were no overnight stays. It was more like a 9 to 5 thing.
So, I didn’t speak for the hours I was at the retreat. [...]
For the last couple of years, I have been attempting to speak from my heart (and to speak less often).
I succeed about one out of ten times.
Here is one of those times…
I am heading upstairs, to get clothes for all of us to wear. Our housemates are still sleeping, so I want to be quiet, [...]
When the daily realities of living with small children starts eating away at my sense of autonomy and satisfaction, and the days start feeling like a jail sentence, it’s a major sign that it’s time for me to re-evaluate, re-strategize, and recharge.
Re-evaluating means my husband and I add up time, money, who works when, school [...]
With two kids under five and my tendency to fly by the seat of my pants, our days were beginning to look a lot like chaos.
Ear-splitting, soul-sucking chaos.
Having no structure seemed to work fine when Orlando wasn’t much more than a toddler, but now he’s almost five and has a toddler brother. After too many [...]
My never-ending battle with clutter started to end when I began throwing the toys away. Just kidding! I don’t throw them away, but they do go “on vacation.”
It all started when my son asked, “Where is my green car? I need my green car! Not the red one, the green one!”
The green car was likely [...]
I wear a pendant that says First, keep the peace within yourself. Then you can also bring peace to others. Some guy in the 1300s said it but many people have said before and since.
Peace begins within.
Put your oxygen mask on first, then assist those around you.
Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
They all boil down [...]