The lost art of eye contact.
Episode 72- Silence with Friends
Don’t just talk to friends. Be with friends.
Episode 71- Community
Connection is key.
Rumi, Jelaluddin. The Big Red Book: The Great Masterpiece Celebrating Mystical Love & Friendship. Trans. Coleman Barks. New York: HarperCollins, 2011.
Episode 70- Ritual Reflection
Practice these moments of gratitude.
Episode 69- Keep Curious
Dare to challenge the known in pursuit of the unknown.
Episode 68- A Love Poem
It’s always a good time for a love poem.
Gibran, Khalil. “ A Lover’s Call.” A Tear and a Smile. Old Bletchley: Callendar Press, 2017. p. 75-78.
Episode 67- Self-Conscious vs. Self-Aware
Which one are you?
Episode 66- Quality of Breath
We all breathe. But how well?
Rosen, Richard. The Yoga of Breath: A Step-by-Step Guide to Pranayama. Boulder: Shambhala Publications, 2002. p. 22.
Episode 65- Listen!
Don’t just hear. Listen.
Smookler, Elaine. “How to Practice Mindful Listening.” Mindful, Foundation for a Mindful Society, 15 March 2017. https://www.mindful.org/how-to-practice-mindful-listening/.
Episode 64- Take a Chance on You
Sometimes you have to go all in.
Bukowski, Charles. “Roll the Dice” Essential Bukowski: Poetry, edited by Abel Debritto. NY: HarperCollins, 2016, p. 210.
Episode 63- Finding Hygge
This Nordic tradition can be suportive in your mindfulness practice.
Johansen, Signe. “How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life.” New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2017. pgs. 5 & 7
Episode 62- Dedication
Books have dedications- why not moments in our lives?
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine. The Little Prince. Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 1943.
Episode 61- Resetting the Default
Mindfulness can become your standard operating procedure.
Kabat-Zinn. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment- And Your Life. Boulder: Sounds True, Inc., 2012. p. 26.
Episode 60- No More Small Talk
A small rant against small talk.
Episode 59- Watching
Watching birds, watching things, watching yourself.
Williams, Hugo. Birdwatching. The Poetry Review, Vol. 106, No 4, Winter 2016.
Episode 58- Seventeen Syllables
Two haikus of Fukuda Chiyo-ni.
Episode 57- Fortune Cookie Wisdom
Crack open a cookie and welcome your future …
Episode 56- The Wisdom of Uncertainty
Safety is a prison.
Chopra, Deepak. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams. Amber-Allen Publishing and New World Library, 1994. pgs. 81- 86.
Episode 55- Practice Compassion
Find the balance in compassion.
Das, Ram. “How Can We Cultivate a Compassionate Heart to Find Freedom? Feb. 27, 2019. https://www.ramdass.org/cultivate-compassionate-heart-freedom/. Apr. 28, 2019.
Episode 54- Creativity Through Darkness
Are you afraid of the dark? What creativity lurks in the shadows?
Dickinson, Emily. "We Grow Accustomed to the Dark." The Poems of Emily Dickinson, edited by Thomas H. Johnson, Harvard University Press, 1998, p. 325.
Jacobs, Tom. “Dim Lighting Sparks Creativity.” Pacific Standard. Jun. 14, 2017. https://psmag.com/economics/dim-lighting-sparks-creativity-60437. Apr. 26, 2019.