So often we burden our meditation practice with loaded expectations of what it should look like and what should happen if I am a good meditator.  But in reality every meditation is an open invitation to lay down those expectations and meet what is here.  Just as it is.  Without needed it to be any different.  Without needing to change or fix anything.  Maybe even with a sense of wonder and awe that we can even perceive what is here…

I share how our beloved cat, Ana, who has been in “hospice” care for a while, died sometime during the night, and how a serendipitous find of Licity Collins and her beautiful music and writing spoke to the tenor of my day and the mystery of letting go into the current of the universe.

Here is the link to read her story and listen to her 22 min musical meditation called “Currents.”  Note her generosity in freely offering this beautiful sharing and her link to donate in support of her work if you wish.

In this meditation we explore a formal practice for strengthening a resource of “taking in the good.”

As our continuation of resourcing for challenging times, we examine “Taking in the Good” primarily through the teaching of Rick Hanson, PhD.

In this meditation we explore using an anchor of self-kindness for opening to what is here and now.

Watching my cats this week was a lesson in the practical grace of taking in the good.  We explore this and end with the ABC Gratitude practice of Br. David Steindl-Rast.

We are often taught that we should follow an ethical code in order to “be good.”  But there is a completely different way of approaching ethics, not as a “should,” but rather as a resource, a foundational strength for living in challenging times.

We start with a short body scan and then move into an exploration of life’s unfolding energy moment by moment

Today we continue an exploration of strengths and resources for meeting challenging times with a look at developing a compassionate way of understanding all behaviors, our own and others, in this world.

Note:  I’m working to improve the audio with our new set up.  Thanks!

In this podcast, we look at when to let go through the lens of the 8 Worldy Winds, and how to let go through a radical re-framing of welcoming.