Wednesday, November 7, 2012

The weather is about to turn.

Simply Listening
'Simply listening' seems to be better for whomever I’m talking with. They feel fully heard without being judged. Better connections tend to flow naturally. The irony is, when we don’t need things to be better than they are, they tend to end up that way.
- Marshall Glickman, "Talk Like a Buddha"

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Saturday Morning Pre-Flight Checklist

The Energy of Practice
I used to think that to become free you had to practice like a samurai warrior, but now I understand that you have to practice like a devoted mother of a newborn child. It takes the same energy but has a completely different quality. It's compassion and presence rather than having to defeat the enemy in battle.
- Jack Kornfield, "The Question"