The other day, in the early morning, my five year old snuggled up on my lap with her blanky and her stuffed fox and her sleepytime hair. She was crying. She had had a bad dream. “Mommy, I never want you to die. I never want to lose you.” I set down my coffee and…
Read moreBring in the third person.
Have you ever been stuck? Stuck in a job? Stuck in a relationship? Stuck in confusion over something that happened? Unable to get over it or snap out of it (whatever it is)? Probably. Because we’re human. And we worry about what people think of us. We doubt ourselves. We let social expectations rule us. And then,…
Read moreKarma: the great equalizer
Samsara. This is the repetitious cycle of reincarnation, of birth, life, and death. It is governed by karma in that one’s actions in the past result in consequences that serve as spiritual educational opportunities. It is a foundational tenet in Hinduism, Buddhism, Bon, Jainism, Taoism and Sikhism, and is woven into the very tapestry of many world cultures. Karma is real….
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