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You are walking down the hall at your place of work and a colleague passes by. You say, "Hey! How are you?" And they just keep walking past you. What are your immediate thoughts? I've heard lots of answers to this thought exercise: I'd think, "What a jerk. I didn't want to talk with them anyway!" I'd be concerned, "They must have a lot of their mind to have not heard me." "Oh no, did they forget their hearing aides today?" would be my first thought. I'd smile and say, "O

"This is a moment of suffering. Suffering is Part of being human. May I be kind to myself." Remember that time, a handful of years ago, when there was a worldwide pandemic? Where were you situated in the world? I was a mental health provider working with patients with chronic medical conditions. I had quickly learned the ins and outs of secure online video platforms, and I was getting to know my patients in a new way as visited with them online. I got to see them in th

Listen to silence.  It has so much to say. - Rumi   It was February 2020 and I was doing my first long silent meditation retreat.  I was...

It was a Wednesday morning and I had four places I needed to be at the same time.  I found myself wedged in the middle of a pile of...

The first introduction I had to mindfulness was in a grad school class in 2006 where a guest lecturer brought us each a raison and walked...

I get asked a lot “Why New Zealand?  Why did your family decide to leave the States and come here?”  T o this question I hardly ever have...