what we think about expands and wears pathways in our hearts and minds

in

So, why not let weeds choke the well-worn trails of guilt and regret... of envy and greed... of fear and need. Liberation lies in love.

Interconnectedness

"Let one therefore keep the mind pure, for what a man thinks, that he becomes." ~ The Upanishads

I'm trying anyway... And when I falter (which is often), I remind myself, progress, not perfection. And with "exercise", it DOES get easier...

(source of photo)

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Thank God for Friends Who Flip You Back Upright...

in

I'm going through the most painful time in my life... And I'm sorry that I haven't been really writing or posting for a long, long time on a regular basis... It's because my life has been crumbling around me (crashing and burning, really). Will and I are getting divorced. And I just haven't been able to bring myself to say much about it... I can say, I had absolutely NO IDEA as to the depth of pain involved in divorce... I've been humbled. Truly.

I've just really been grateful for some wonderful friends and family who've checked in with me regularly, to make sure I'm not naked in a ditch.

Again.

(So, don't underestimate, or hesitate in just checking in with a friend or family member... A text, an email, a hand-written letter, a phone call, flowers... Or just stopping by... Just to know you're there. It's everything. It means everything.)

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Above Everything, Be Kind...

in

I've often said that "Art makes the unbearable, bearable." And while that certainly helps, I've come to realize that it's kindness that truly does so... Kindness makes the unbearable, bearable. The world would be a pinball machine without it.

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One Ring At A Time...

in

Endurance is nobler than strength, and patience than beauty.

~ John Ruskin

After all, a mighty oak tree doesn't grow overnight.

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Stumbling Through Deserts

in

"If you don't know the kind of person I amand I don't know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star."

~ William Edgar Stafford

Tuareg, Algeria Evening winds stir the robes of a Tuareg striding across Algeria's Tassili-n-Ajjer.

(National Geographic's PHOTO OF THE MONTH by Brent Stirton, from the September 2011 story "Lost Lords of the Sahara.")

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