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A Fine Moment For Us All
Take a thrilling and mindful tour of the present moment with Micki Fine, originator of the organization Mindful Living, and discover how being present in the moment lets us fully
Tia Norman’s Joy Juggernaut
In hot pursuit of twenty-first century life experience, intentionality in living, and other engaging topics to make a difference in your quality of life, Tia Norman (of The Blinking Line and Joy to the Table
A Mindful Chat with Cyd Crouse, Co-Founder of Meditation Studio
We recently caught up with the dynamic Cyd Crouse, technologist and co-founder of the incredibly useful app Meditation Studio. Listen as we take up meditation practice generally, as well as the development
A Present For Us All
A man on a sunny bench in the park decides to be more present. He gathers his resolve, closes his eyes and begins to focus on his breathing. In comes
Integrity and Promises
Those who have integrity, who do what they say they will do, said the sage, These are the people who can tell the future. What does it mean to keep
Karen and Harvey
Few in their right mind would look to a disaster on the scale of hurricane Harvey as an opportunity for joy. Few, perhaps, but not none. Because the hurricane that
Reclaiming a Third for a Fifty-percent Improvement
What if you were offered a way to improve your nutrition by fifty percent. Would you take it? You probably would, so get ready: That offer is coming your way
The World Heard ’Round the World
Imagine, said the sage. We stand on a vast plain covered in feathery grass, and as we look to the west, the Earth continues its relentless rotation toward us; so
The Knife Edge of Now
Sitting in front of the keyboard, watching fingers fly, perhaps something worthwhile will emerge and perhaps it will not. Writing is almost always a roll of the dice. How will
Friendship and Love
You can’t go back and make old friends, as the sage said. In a moment of reverie we can find ourselves wayfarers along the highways of the past, darkened now
The Joy-Disaster Spectrum
There is no obvious starting place with disaster. It’s an abstract term, like chaos or mayhem or anguish. Or joy, for that matter. Why mention joy on that list? Because
The Con in Convenience
In the present-day life of a typical U.S. American – let’s call him Albert – among the biggest enemies imaginable is inconvenience. Albert avoids inconvenience at every possible turn. For
WFPB Basics
Here’s a secret we live with every day, and it’s one that needs to be told, loudly. While it’s not news that we often don’t choose the foods eat because
Love is West
The bonds of love belong to the earth, said the sage. Where were you when …? We remember those exact moments when love takes hold of us. And how wondrous
Fear and its Servant
The thing lives inside us all and is waiting, always ready. And often it doesn’t have to wait long; at those times we give it all the food it needs
World of Words
Be careful what you say, said the sage. Your ears can hear you. Some days seem like they’re full of nothing but nouns, don’t they, standing mute like trees. Those
Crossroads and Choices
There are no crossroads, said the sage. Every moment is an infinity of endless possibility. Our minds beg for simplification and insist on labels and assigned meaning. We see the
A Moment, Please
The sage said, In every moment is an eternity. Life exists only in the present. Imagine two men, one younger, one older, walking along different parts of the same street
V for Varoom
Let’s not use the V-words, because they’re tyrants, those words. We all know them, those V-words, skinny and self-righteous. No meat – sniff! – thank you. And no, not fish
Focus and Do
If we stood in front of a mirror and took off the blinders of habit, we might say something like this to ourselves: What am I waiting for? There are
The Joy of Joy
Life can bring great joy. Indeed it does so in every moment, regardless of whether we look up from our daily rush and see it. The Earth rotates and the
Life is Now
Look out the window of any building at the jungle below, and wonder at our enormous complexity and speed, noise and chaotic imposition of order. Marvel at the evidence of