The perennial New Year's Resolution is getting a makeover, and I'm glad for it. The old look was hard to keep up with, swathed in an attitude that we weren't good enough last year, so we better kick it up this year; we all know how that turned out. By February, we were exhausted and demoralized, and whatever habits we were seeking to change tended to creep back in, leaving many with the feeling that the new year got off to a false start.
Read moreHappy New Year
We send you our most sincere wishes for happiness, peace, and relief from suffering as the new year dawns. May it be a bright and healthy 2023 for all!
Read moreShining light on the shortest day
The difference between succumbing to the darkness and lifting a hopeful gaze to the light is the quality of attention we pay to any given moment. It is light, after all, that creates shadow in the first place, and if we linger long enough in any moment, its shadows will point us to the beam shining at every tunnel's end.
Read moreThe breath comes in, the breath goes out
The demarcation of one day compared to another, or one year compared to the next, simply allows us to pause and take note. Each breath offers an invitation to consider what we can release as past, what we can observe as present, and what our aspirations hold for the future.
Read moreSoft Determination
The humble snowdrop, our region's earliest flowering bulb, may offer inspiration to anyone who spies it rise up against the frozen earth's surface later this winter.
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