This time of year is particularly stressful for everyone, even those folks who are not celebrating a holiday. It’s hard to avoid the just general heightened stress that is in the air. It becomes a little bit harder to muster up the patience needed to deal with difficult or extra needy people.
Sleep is probably the [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Sleep! One of the Most Important Ingredients to Getting Along Well With Others
Posted in Health on December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Possibility of Kindness: Tricycle and Sharon Salzberg
Posted in kindness on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I receive Tricyle Magazine’s Daily Dharma in my e-mail every day. They are almost always thought provoking or act as little reminders ; but, occasionally they resonate deeply with me. Today was one of those days.
We must realize, if tomorrow is going to look any better than today, that the currency for compassion isn’t what [...]
Empty Boat and the Key to Less Suffering
Posted in kindness on December 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Suppose we are out on a lake and it’s a bit foggy – not too foggy, but a bit foggy- and we’re rowing along in our little boat having a good time. And then, all of a sudden, coming out of the fog, there’s this other rowboat and it’s heading right at us. And… crash! [...]
