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What Playfulness Can Do For You
Leon Neyfakh at bostonglobe.com writes about the interest of scientific researchers in adult playfulness. We’ve seen lots of studies about our activities as workers, thinkers, and problem solvers …
The Shape of Water in Process Perspective
The Water God
Last night I saw The Shape of Water written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, and this morning I read Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat’s review of the marvelous film. The Brussats …
My Feet
"There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest you hold your big toes in mindfulness. We pay attention to everything except our toes. When…
Daily Kindness
Buddhist Wisdom
Take care of the body.
Respect and love it,
and it will give you
all that is required
on your journey.
— Donald Altman in Reflect
Definition
Respect is love in plain …
"Y" is for You
"And who do you
think you are sauntering along
five feet up in the air, the ocean a blue fire
around your ankles, the sun
on your face on your shoulders its golden mouth whispering
(so it seems…
Dealing with Both Sides of Boredom
Boredom is like a fog that periodically moves in and drenches everything with a mist; it becomes hard to see clearly. Sam Keen calls boredom "the common cold of the psyche" whereas many psychologist…
A Good Name for God
Proverb
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.
— Chinese Proverb
Mantra
May life wonder me.
— Pennsylvania Dutch Saying
40 Days until the Election
by Diana Butler Bass
I invite you to consider this election season to be like Lent, a time of prayer and practice.
1) Pray daily for some specific issue or candidate.
"P" is for Play
"Doing nothing usually leads to the very best of something.”
— Winnie the Pooh, from the movie Christopher Robin
Once upon a time we knew how to play. We would run outside with the scr…
"H" is for Hope
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.
—Audrey Hepburn
To plant a garden is to practice hope. When we dare to plant a garden — and it does take daring! — we embody the kind of …