• You Can Do Anything for 10 Seconds… Mindfulness

    A person can stand just about anything for 10 seconds. Kimmy Schmidt. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt was a sitcom that aired on Netflix from 2015-2019. The series follows 29-year-old Kimmy Schmidt as she adjusts to life after being rescued from a crazy religious cult. After escaping from the cult, Kimmy moves to New York and… okay……

  • Freedom’s Just Another Word for…Non-Attachment

    Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose. That’s a line from the early 70’s hit Me and Bobby McGee. It’s a bluesy-folky tune that celebrates a carefree romance on the open road. There’s hitchhiking and freight trains and coalmines in Kentucky. Salinas gets mentioned. There’s also a line about a harpoon being pulled…

  • The Fleeting Nature of Everything

    Not too long ago…during a guided meditation… the leader instructed us to leave our eyes open, and… without shifting our gaze…take note of everything that entered and exited our field of vision. Right away, I noticed how the morning breeze randomly stirred the branches of a nearby tree and how the small birds were darting…

  • It Is What It Is

    It is what it is. I gotta admit that this expression is my go-to for situations that I don’t like but feel powerless to do anything about. I don’t care if it’s the cost of groceries, slow commute traffic or the price of Red Hot Chili Pepper concert tickets…a shrug and a “Well…it is what…

  • Letting Go

  • The Serenity Prayer

    God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I can,and the wisdom to know the difference. When I was a kid, this prayer was on a small wooden plaque in our kitchen. There are probably a zillion versions of this prayer on the internet. Here’s a…