On receiving notice of a breast cancer diagnosis, the author works with the mind’s reactive thoughts and finds relief in present moment awareness. Included are steps for working with any moment of strong fear or anger.
The author shares her discoveries, along with a few suggestions, for truly relaxing amid the demands of daily life.
The author shares how the memory of a healthcare worker’s kindness still sustains and empowers her, and offers a contemplation exercise to try.
The author’s contemplation on impermanence and hardship in the environment of Covid-19 leads to an inspiring appreciation of the beauty in everyday life.
On completing a tedious task, the author takes the opportunity to contemplate the Truth of Suffering taught by the Buddha, and shares her tips and an exercise for getting relief from a negative thought pattern.
On a special day, in the wake of an argument, an unexpected event stops the author’s mind, and she uses the opportunity to contemplate “the suffering of suffering” as taught by the Buddha.
