I had to make a difficult decision: staying abroad without flights back to the US for an indefinite time. So many what-if questions -- fears -- ran through my mind. What if I can't get treated? What if someone in my family gets sick and I'm stuck here? As fear stirred the worst-case scenarios in…
Weekend Practice
I’ve decided to move the weekend practice to Friday’s post. I think a practice on Friday morning as we wind down the week will give some time to reflect on the reading and some space for the weekend. Summary This week, Muriel Barbery reminds us that what matters is not winning but “building well” and…
Ten minutes sitting quietly
“The degree to which you do not believe you have time to spend even ten minutes sitting quietly is the degree to which you desperately need to spend ten minutes sitting quietly.”Donna Farhi, Bringing Yoga to Life Oh, how many times I have remembered these words since I first read them almost ten years ago.…
Simple and Forgotten Things 