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January 27, 2017
The Sea of Crises
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This is an short story about Sumo and self discovery in Japan.
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January 19, 2017
Know Where You Stand
We need to know the facts: is the stove turned off, do I have health insurance, does my partner love me, are the people who work for me getting the job done? We also need to know our values: what is fair, decent, good, and proper.
This is knowing where you stand. It’s necessary for safety, well-being, and success. Being foggy about facts and unclear about values is like driving a car eyes-closed and not caring what happens.
In a piece that’s longer than usual and draws on a previous essay, I’...
January 18, 2017
Empty the Cup
Are you full to the rim?
The Practice:
Empty the cup.
Why?
Once upon a time, a scholar came to visit a saint. After the scholar had been orating and propounding for a while, the saint proposed some tea. She slowly filled the scholar’s cup: gradually the tea rose to the very brim and began spilling over onto the table, yet she kept pouring and pouring. The scholar burst out: “Stop! You can’t add anything to something that’s already full!” The saint set down the teapot and replied, “Exactly.”
W...
January 15, 2017
Enjoy The Good That Lasts
Enjoy the Good That Lasts
What doesn’t rust?
The Practice
Enjoy the good that lasts.
Why
So many things change. Leaves fall, friends move away, children leave home. My dad died a year ago, and my mom about ten years before that. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting older (darn, there is no fooling the mirror).
The world changes, too. Evolving technologies alter jobs and lives. Elections happen and different people take charge. New restaurants open while others close.
Experience itself is...
January 13, 2017
Earth in True Perspective
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It can be hard to understand our relative size on a cosmic level. This series of images helps make it clear.
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January 11, 2017
Love More, Cling Less
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “Love More, Cling Less.”
More information on the San Rafael Meditation group can be found here.
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January 8, 2017
Love What’s Real
Love What’s Real
What can you count on?
The Practice
Love what’s real.
Why
Because this practice could seem so abstract or so obvious that it’s not worth doing, I am going to take longer than usual to explain why it’s so important.
As I grew up, my family and schools felt like very shaky ground. I didn’t understand why my parents and many kids reacted the ways they did, with anger or plain weirdness that was unrelated to what was actually happening. It felt shaky inside me, too, and I sure d...
January 6, 2017
Putting Time In Perspective
Putting Time In Perspective is series of interesting timelines on WaitButWhy.com, each incorporating the previous timeline, which really puts our human history into perspective.
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January 4, 2017
Remember the Big Things
What matters most to you?
The Practice:
Remember the big things.
Why?
In every life, reminders arrive about what’s really important.
I’ve recently received one myself, in a form that’s already come to countless people and will come to countless more: news of a potentially serious health problem. My semi-annual dermatology mole check turned up a localized melanoma cancer in my ear that will need to come out immediately. The prognosis is very positive – this thing is “non-invasive” – but it’s c...
December 30, 2016
And So There Must Come an End
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Charlotte Kitley has blogged on The Huffington Post UK since 2013 and sadly passed away on September 16, 2014, from bowel cancer. She wrote one final post that she wished to share with all of her readers. We are honored to offer it to you here.
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