Am I wasting time?

Am I wasting time?

Now. Now. Now. Sometimes it feels like everything needs to be done right now. That I need a few more of me, so that I can just handle this one moment and all that’s in front of me. And in my head. Only what if that’s not true? What if there’s really nothing, or at...
The silly lies I tell myself

The silly lies I tell myself

I tell myself very silly things. Sometimes subconsciously. Sometimes unconsciously. Sometimes, I hate to admit, while I’m completely aware of what I’m doing. Really very silly things. In my worst moments, when I get stuck in the grooves in my brain and come to my...
The amazing impermanence of this moment

The amazing impermanence of this moment

Why are we always rushing through this moment? Why do we feel the need to get to the next thing? The next task? The next experience? What if we stopped – okay, what if I stopped – and took in this instant? Because, guess what? Whether or not I did, it’s already gone....
Unbridled joy

Unbridled joy

At the beginning of each yoga practice, my instructor reminds us to set an intention. For a while it was always “Love.” I just wanted to feel love. To feel loved and lovable and loving. To give and receive love. Love. Love. Love. I’m pretty sure anyone who knows me...
Surrender to the moment

Surrender to the moment

Again a yoga instructor reminding me. Again a chance to surrender. Surrender to the moment and to what is right here, right now. I sometimes think of surrender as only a big, tough thing. Of surrendering to what’s difficult. To what’s painful. To what’s hard. I...