Freedom’s just another word . . .

March 27, 2011

I was pretty vulnerable in my last post, so I thought it might be good to give you an update about what has happened in the week since then.
I’ve developed a deeply felt sense of freedom during the past few days, just hanging out, beginning to enjoy how cool I really am. My cat, Mombasa, [...]

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The woman behind the curtain . . .

March 21, 2011

One of the images that made a lasting impression on me from The Wizard of Oz (besides those really scary flying monkeys) is the scene when the curtain falls down and we see the little white haired man speaking into a device that turns his voice into the booming Wizard’s voice.
As a highly sensitive person, [...]

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Your Brain on Meditation

February 19, 2011

Brain scans of the hippocampus, showing the regions the researchers determined were affected by meditation.
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I often write about the many positive effects of being a daily meditator. Now a recent study actually pinpoints the areas of the brain that are affected by daily meditation. This is a fascinating look at what really happens inside [...]

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Talking with the animals

December 17, 2010

People often ask me how I got the idea to write Choosing to Be. What they are really asking is why I decided to dialogue with a talking cat.
It’s difficult to answer that question. I usually explain it by saying that I wanted to write Choosing to Be as a story, and I wanted to [...]

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Smile at Fear Retreat, Part Two

October 31, 2010

I attended the Smile at Fear Retreat with Pema Chodron presented by Shambhala on the weekend of October 15-17 in San Francisco. This video is the second of a series to share what I learned from this experience and how we might apply her teachings in our everyday lives.
The main points I cover in this [...]

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