17 Dec Expressing Appreciation
We sit in a circle, 25 of us, with the chairs pressed closely together. Despite the size of the group, a tender silence fills the room...
09 Dec Ripe Figs
“Do you remember the fig tree we came across at the start of the trip? It was full of ripe figs—we ate until we couldn’t eat anymore.” I search my memory. I remember nearly all the places we set up...
03 Dec Day with the Neighborhood Policeman
Rik turns on his siren, and with a combination of quick and calm movements, he steers his car off the bike path and onto the roundabout, taking it in the opposite direction. We speed toward the scene...
26 Nov Whispering
‘I also work for the fire department,’ he says, ‘which can be tricky with these narrow streets. When you have tourists who park such a big bus on the side of the road.’...
30 Jan ‘I’m getting it cracked, thanks to Paul Loomans’ -Margaret Cahill
This book has really trasnformed the way I think. I became interested in mindfulness way back when I was having chemo and the stem cell transplant as a way of staying sane during the looooong hours...