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“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman.” ~Virginia Woolf There’s a kind of work in our society that doesn’t come with a title or pay, and for a long time, I didn’t even notice I was doing it. I just lived inside it. It shaped my days, my stress, my identity. These days, I…
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” ~T.S. Eliot In my early twenties, I packed a backpack and boarded a plane alone with a one-way ticket to Southeast Asia. It was a move that…
“Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take its place.” ~Beverly Engel After the abuse ends, people think the pain ends too. But what no one tells you is that sometimes the loudest voice isn’t the abuser’s anymore—it’s the one that settles inside you. It whispers:…
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.” ~Rumi There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that happens when you realize some of your prayers are going nowhere. There’s a painful silence that follows unanswered calls. Yet, despite the ache, I can still feel the pull to pray…
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France When my cat Squiggles died, I didn’t just “lose a pet.” I lost a part of my identity, my greatest source of comfort, and my sense of home. Squiggles was the one constant in my life through every milestone, every…
“It is very important for every human being to forgive herself or himself because if you live, you will make mistakes—it is inevitable. But once you do and you see the mistake, then you forgive yourself and say, ‘Well, if I’d known better I’d have done better.’” ~Maya Angelou I’ve lived long enough to know…
Resistance creates suffering. The antidote is accepting what is. Unpleasant events are an inevitable and unavoidable part of life, whether it be the sudden downpour that wipes out the picnic, the flat tyre at the end of an exhausting day at work, the noisy neighbour playing Metallica at 3 in the morning, or the intrusive…
What happens to your problems when you’re fully present in the moment? Life is full of problems. Or so it would appear. Bills to pay, mouths to feed, politics in the office, family feuds, health issues, the sorry state of the world… an endless sorrow-go-round of issues to contend with. No sooner have you overcome…
“I should be happy.” Such a seemingly innocent thought. And one that most of us wouldn’t even think to question. But according to the Indian spiritual teacher J. Krishnamurti, this single belief is the very root of our unhappiness. “I should be happy; the source of your unhappiness.” What does he mean by this? The…
You don’t suffer because your mind is restless, You suffer because you believe it shouldn’t be. Everybody has a restless mind. Everyone, without exception. It couldn’t be any other way. The Indian spiritual teacher, Nisargadatta, sums up the nature of the mind in the following statement: “There is no such thing as peace of mind….
