Tips for Everyday Mindfulness #11: Don’t figure it out
I found myself bothered by something the other day. When I had some alone time I immediately went into “figure it out” mode. You may be familiar with this mode – the one where you dissect and try...
Holy Saturday: the space between death and birth
Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear? Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself? - Tao Te Ching Holy Saturday. We don't talk much...
Mindful moment: the Toilet seat warmer
It's been awhile since I write about a mindful moment. Here's one from today. My boys have been in Florida playing at the beach, driving golf carts (into grandpa's garage door) and taking over the...
Don’t fake the joy.
I read something the other day that made my stomach turn. A blog chastising moms to "love it all" and "enjoy every minute of it." There are plenty of moments in parenting that just plain bite....
Embrace your inner sensual goddess
I wrote a post awhile back titled "Enough." Enough of us women playing small, cutting on other women, displacing our anger, and enough of not believing in ourselves, our dreams, and each other....
Tips for Everyday Mindfulness #10: Yes to the Mess
What if we met any experience, feeling, or thought with total, radical acceptance? What if, instead of pushing away pain and fear, we invited them in? To sit down next to us. To have tea. Or, in my...
Tips for Everyday Mindfulness #9: Soften
Soften, soften, soften. Whenever we wake up and realize that we have hardened our hearts, that we are pulling away, that we are wanting to be right and standing our ground, that our anger has led us...
Hope Sprouts
In the late 1990s there was a movie titled “Hope Floats.” Yes, hope can be buoyant. It can rise to the surface and remain no matter the waters. While I can identify with those “watery” qualities...
A letter to myself on my 38th birthday
My birthday is coming up. I woke up with the prompting to write a letter to myself. I’d highly recommend trying this on your next birthday. Dear Lisa, On your 38th birthday… Ahhhhh….Dear One, happy...
my three words for 2012
I loved having a "word" for the year. For 2011, I had three! Soften, strengthen, and forgive changed me. They took up residence in me, stretched me, and shifted things within me and in my life. ...
still magnificent
I dropped my camera. Right before all the action began on Christmas Eve. We were walking in the woods behind my parents' house, investigating a huge tree that had fallen over and was completely...
birthing
Birthing Something new is emerging wanting to be birthed has wanted waited patiently to be in the light for so long now no longer okay with laying dormant no longer necessary it is ready NOW. I know...
