Elephant Meditation

01/08/2026

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01/08/2026

01/08/2026

"As I pondered my memories of writing then and my realities of writing now, I realized one thing that made the ground under my feet feel a little more stable, a little more ever-present."

My writing from 20 years ago has mostly been lost (other than an odd journal here or there). It was at least three computers and several external drives ago, to be fair.

01/08/2026

Intention is everything:

Early on a recent Sunday morning, when deciding how I wanted to start my day, I felt called. Called to go for a walk outside, in the beautiful, crisp morning air, just as the sun was rising.

01/07/2026

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01/07/2026

"The past few months, I’ve fallen out of touch with trust, with faith, with my quirky relationship with the universe..." ~ Elizabeth Jane Brumfield
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01/07/2026

"Kindfulness lives here. It’s mindfulness with heart. Awareness that doesn’t stop at noticing but keeps going until it reaches compassion. It’s the squirrel teaching me patience, the muddy path teaching me humility, the Grove reminding me that peace isn’t passive; it’s practiced."

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01/07/2026

"When I think of a great Buddhist teacher, Jim Carrey isn’t the first to come to mind. But wow."

When I think of a great Buddhist teacher, Jim Carrey isn't the first to come to mind...but damn:

01/07/2026

"I was ready to feel the pain. I was ready to feel traumatized. I was ready to rage and rant. What I wasn’t prepared for was what I ended up feeling."

I also thought that this would be one of the toughest stories I'd ever write. That when I said my final goodbye and cut the umbilical cord with this friend forever, that I'd feel

01/06/2026

"This is when I understood something important. Meditation is not a mental task. It is a state of ease. And ease comes when the mind feels supported, not controlled."

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01/06/2026

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01/06/2026

"Woolf was right that illness is a tremendous spiritual change. But she missed the other half of it: illness demands creativity. When language fails, we invent new metaphors. When survival feels impossible, we find humor. And when the lights threaten to go out, love keeps them glowing."

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