There are many things in this world that evoke the emotion of longing. Longing is not wanting. The wanting mind, like a child, is persistent and nagging and tugs at you, like a small nephew in a grocery where you’ve stopped to pick up last minute herbs for the Thanksgiving turkey, and sees a display …
Many years ago, I had to call my new boss and tell him that I had made a mistake when I had given him my vacation schedule. I was exhausted. I had been on the road for three weeks, traveling from place to place as part of a nine-month assignment. In the middle of that …
Have you ever said something that pressed a button for someone that released all of the pent-up feelings that they had about something? Suddenly, you find yourself listening to a monologue of ideas and aspirations that they may not have even realized was welling up inside them. It’s like that scene in the movie, where …
Recently I have been cheating on Yoga with Tai Chi. I had been struggling with Yoga, expecting too much of myself, and it became a pressure war – why am I not better at this? Everyone can do this but me. I used to be better at this, before I sprained my ankle and took …
Do you remember that character in the Flintstones, Shleprock, who walked around under a literal rain cloud? He was unhappy and miserable, and a tiny thundercloud hovered over his head, raining constantly on him. “Woe is me,” he whined. “Oh, woe is me.” Have you known people like this in real life? People who bring …
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