To see a world in a grain of sand,And a heaven in a wild flower,Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,And eternity in an hour. -William Blake I love reading these words and sitting with this image because they invite me to pause. I...
To balance what I see as our overreliance on dualistic thinking, we have to find ways to practice thinking in a different way, where we can receive the moment as an open field. I call it the nondual or contemplative mind. In that space, we...
“There is a bigger story here.” I was once asked, “What or where is your refuge?” when stressed. The above quote came to mind. When I become attached, or averse to, a particular situation in my life, I try to widen the view. I try...
Grace and mercy teach us that we are all much larger than the good or bad stories we tell about ourselves or one another. Our small, fear-based stories are usually less than half true, and therefore not really “true” at all. They’re usually based on...