The author contemplates the challenge of truly relaxing amidst a busy life, and shares some favorite ways to respond creatively to physical and mental stress.
The author shares a method for working with her strong negative emotions toward those who provoke or commit violent conflict.
The author shares how contemplating hope and fear gave her insight into a romantic relationship, and offers simple steps to do when swayed by either side of the coin of suffering.
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 explores the wisdom of her teachers regarding remaining in the present moment, and offers a contemplation exercise to try.
Recalling the experience of shopping in Morocco marketplaces, the author appreciates the mutual respect inherent in the bargaining session, and offers a short exercise for transforming anxiety into kind regard.
