Photo on Unsplash by Aziz Acharki 9/1/26 One of the benefits, or perhaps side effects of meditation is that you become more aware. As awareness grows, you start to notice more. And noticing more becomes a gateway to appreciating what is often overlooked. And well, I find that appreciation is THE best medicine for enjoying life. Hands down. I am reminded of an experience in India… One of the most remarkable moments during this trip occurred during my first week there. I had ar

5/11/26 The Earth offers a kind of stability that allows us to soften and surrender the weight of what is no longer useful. She gives us a place where it is safe to lay down the heaviness of being human-the striving, the tension, the excess activity of our minds and lives. Nature itself becomes a quiet teaching in letting go. When we sit outside with soft, receptive eyes, the aperture of perception widens. Through this wider lens, we begin to notice the natural cycles of life

Image: Aaron Burden Unsplash On the terrace of a monastery retreat high in the mountains, an old Buddhist Zen master stood next to a much...