I know you’re wondering if that title is correct?  Didn’t she mean “daily meditation”? 
Nope.  I meant to type “all-day meditation” because I’ve just discovered how to do it…and
like most good things, quite accidentally.
 
Honestly speaking, I don’t practice meditation every day.  I want to, intend to, try
to…and then I just do my best which averages about [...]

 
When was the last time you actively practiced courage?  Personally, I’m afraid that I can’t remember.   I mean, I try to be brave if the occasion requires it, but I actually don’t look to put myself into situations that will actively call for this.  Seriously, at my age, navigating the subway in Manhattan felt brave.
 
Well, I [...]

 
I can’t really think of an instance when keeping an open mind about something turned out to
be a bad thing.  Can you?  Even if someone or something disappointed me, having an open mind
kept the possibility of good results alive for a time and that time was good.
 
While I was not completely enthused about going to [...]

 
I’m not really a big city girl, though you’d never know it.   I have managed to take up residence in big cities (Boston, Chicago, L.A.) most of my adult life.  I now find myself off to the “Big Apple” for vacation.  How did this happen?
 
Well, yes, I know technically how it happened.  My husband is [...]

[ photo by Lynn Nagel; poem by Lori Havrilla]
 
 
 
Living Deeply
 
Shall we live deeply
without drowning, without losing
ourselves in the dark, merky waters
of that which is our soul?
 
Shall we go to that place
which calls to each of us
when we take the time to close
our eyes, take a breath
and listen to the silence?
 
Do we dare to jump
off the cliff,
to [...]

 
Ordinary men hate solitude.
But the Master makes use of it,
embracing his aloneness, realizing
he is one with the whole universe.
 
(Tao Te Ching, 42nd verse)
 
 
Yes, I’m on a bit of a Tao roll, so bear with me.  I carry the pocket edition of the Tao Te Ching in my purse at all times. I don’t read it [...]