Ponderings

It’s time for my morning cloud report (clouds being the theme for the week, for no real reason). As I sat outside briefly this morning, cup of coffee in hand, I noticed a few clouds in the sky. The white fluffy ones for which there’s

For the second straight day, the skies are clear. Here I decided to focus on clouds for a few meditations, and suddenly there’s not a cloud to be found. After our weather of the past month, it feels almost suspicious … like the day I

This morning, for a change, there isn’t a cloud in the sky. Of course, that could change any minute! But after days of rain and overcast skies, the blue above is a wonderful sight. I found myself sitting outside with Tori earlier, looking up, and

The weather has certainly been “generous” with its rain lately. At this point, I think I’ve seen enough clouds to qualify as an amateur meteorologist. Every time I look outside, another dark cloud appears as if it has been patiently waiting behind the nearest tree.

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” Have you ever noticed that we’re often much kinder to others, especially those we love, than we are to ourselves? If a friend makes a mistake, we say, “It’s okay. You’ll do better next time.

Have you ever glanced down at your phone and panicked because the battery icon was bright red or blinking, and showed 1%? How could that be you ponder (then realizing you forgot to charge it overnight)? It’s amazing how those of us who grew up

Have you ever looked at photos of yourself from high school or college? You may see a hairstyle that defied gravity, or an outfit that looked like a tragic collision at a thrift store. At the time, you thought you were the height of fashion;

“Never do something permanently foolish because you are temporarily upset.” I have a “microwave mentality,” and perhaps you do as well. We, at least many of us, want things the instant we want them. Popcorn in two minutes, products on stock in stores and at

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” (Lao Tzu). We love to collect things. We collect books (guilty!), coffee mugs, and souvenir t-shirts. But worst of all, we collect definitions of ourselves. We walk around carrying heavy, invisible