In the Storm, a miracle of kindness
Recently Mary Oliver’s poem, “In the Storm,” landed in my inbox. In the poem, Oliver took a remarkable scene from […]
Mindfulness Mondays
Mindfulness Mondays: Beauty in the Ordinary
On this #Mindfulness Monday, we focus on the beauty in the ordinary. Though ordinary things and actions are often overlooked
#Mindfulness Mondays: All will come again into its strength
Like a ball kicked high into the sky, this story and poem lifted my spirits today. While I’ve read Rilke’s
#Mindfulness Mondays: Sonnet 29
Capulet: But, soft! What day is this? Paris: Monday, my lord.* *Yes, taken out of context… but hard to resist. I
#Mindfulness Mondays: Don’t Listen to Them
#MindfulnessMondays: Today’s poem, “Don’t Listen to Them,” comes from Talib, one of the poets in “The Untold Story of the
#Mindfulness Mondays: Persistence
Whether it’s making it through this long winter, the political climate, or just the ebbs and flows of the year,
#Mindfulness Mondays: Sifter
I have to admit that sometimes when I realize it’s time (or past time) to create the week’s #Mindfulness Mondays
Mindfulness Mondays: Ulysses
Last week, Helen Mirren read an excerpt from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ulysses” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. It
#Mindfulness Mondays: Ancient Language
This morning I was running late and so was rushing to get a poem posted for #Mindfulness Mondays. (And yes,
#Mindfulness Mondays: A Teacher’s Contract
Sometimes it can be difficult to know how to find the space – in our day, in our mind, in