The Mala I Grew Into
I am not learning to weaken my truth. I am learning to remove the force that can stop others from hearing it: soft heart, clear truth, calm voice.
Soft Heart, Clear Truth, Calm Voice
Softness protects the heart from hatred. Truth protects the self from disappearance. Calm protects the message from unnecessary force.
The First Angry Sentence Does Not Have To Be Spoken
The first angry sentence may tell us where to look. The second, calmer sentence can say what we actually need.
Compassion Does Not Require Access
We do not have to turn another person into a villain before we are allowed to say no.
Meditation Is Learning Not To Obey Every Thought
Success is not a perfectly calm mind. It is one additional moment of choice between thought and action.
The Path Is The Return: A Practical Guide To Calm Living
Calm living is not a finished state. We drift, notice and return through one small action in the present.
How To Stop Passing Your Pain Onward
Once we notice how pain travels through the body, voice and assumptions, we can begin to interrupt its journey.
Fewer Words, More Truth
More words do not always create more clarity. Sometimes the smallest truthful thing we need to say is enough.
When the World Pulls You Into Action, Practise Patience
The strength to let uncertainty exist without immediately filling it with fear, assumptions or imagined outcomes. Patience asks us to stay present without demanding that the situation immediately become comfortable.
Knowing: Hold the Whole Picture, Work the Next Slice
Life rarely gives us one problem at a time. The deeper lesson is learning to hold the whole picture while calmly working the next small slice.