Meditation can be freeing but along the way it might be scary. One never knows what will arise when creating a space for silence and...

For the longest time I thought of meditation and mindfulness as achieving a special state of unending bliss. I read stories of mystics...

I don't practice mindfulness to get really good at sitting. I don't practice mindfulness to get really good at breathing. I practice...

My college years were difficult for me. While I did well academically, socially I felt isolated. On Friday nights, I found myself alone...

Let's do a thought experiment. If you could turn off the voice in your head, would you cease to be? Who would you be? Where does the...

The more I practice mindfulness the more I am convinced the secret to happiness is simply showing up, truly noticing each moment and...

I think it started in first or second grade. Mrs. Pearson gave out gold stars for top grades and sitting straight at our desks. By the...

Did you notice a theme running through these meditations this month? I'm exploring common misperceptions about life and our faulty...

As a skeeter bug dances across the surface of a pond so I skim through life a breath at a time. I live in the present moment and am only...

This week a close friend lost a nephew, another good friend started radiation treatments, and my job unexpectedly changed. As much as I...

If you could watch the soap opera of my life, you'd see I pretty much star in every scene and act as if the entire world revolves around...

According to Woody Allen, "80% of success is showing up." And in the contest of life, you have to be present to win. Take a moment to...

Growing up gay, the world wasn't always a safe place. As a survival skill, I learned to hide my true voice, blend in with the crowd, and...

As we turned the corner into a new month, February begins with the feast of St Brigid. With its origins in the Celtic festival of Imbolc,...

Last week I extolled the virtues of determination and discipline. This week I temper those words with humility and humor. Perfection is...

Too many options is not always a good thing. When I feel bored or stuck in a rut, I’m tempted to look for something new and exciting....

In the cartoons, enlightenment is depicted as climbing up a mountain and meeting the guru sitting at the top, who has the answers to...

No resolutions, no promises to eat healthier, no gym memberships.  This year I want to live in the present moment.  My goal is to be...

I started the year of mindfulness by focusing on the breath. Now on the last day of this year, I do the same. Every in breath is followed...

Have I mentioned my master’s degree is in theology? Sometimes I can’t help but talk about God. Incarnation simply means body and spirit,...