Today I took a step outside my comfort zone. I visited and toured our local Church of Scientology here in Atlanta, GA. A bit of context. I’m a member of the Sandy Springs Interfaith Clergy Association. The group meets monthly,
Making Space
Two parallel processes– making space within and making space around. I’m working on creating space within. Building on the space between breaths. Stretching the space between stimulus and response, between experience and reaction. Trying to cultivate a kind of internal
One-Pointedness
After the morning rain I took a short walk. Along the way I noticed the beads of water hanging on the tips and low points of the small branches of the trees that haven’t yet bloomed with the coming of
The Clean Desk
Today I walked into my office to find a clean and spotless desk. When I looked at the spotless desk, a feeling of calm descended upon me. Who cares that the desk is clean because I moved the books and
Let Me Know it Fully
Let me know it fully. A colleague said this to me today. During a webinar that he was facilitating. Let me know it fully. Not just any breath. But this breath. Not just any feeling of my fingers
Guns and Grills
Tonight I had a vendor out to the house to do some measuring for some new kitchen appliances. It turns out that ovens don’t last forever. When he called to say that he was a few minutes away he sounded like a
Water Main Break
Woke up this morning to gushing water in our front yard. Happy Sunday! The short version: our main water line needs to be replaced. Just had a plumber out here to take a look. A really nice young man. He
The Divine Image
Yesterday afternoon I’d just sat down to write an email when a co-worker of mine knocked on my door with a question that had come up during a recent bible study with her church community. We found ourselves in a
I set out
My appointment was running late so I set out for 5 minutes of mindful walking. It’s a crisp and grey day. First I noticed the trees. Some are completely barren. Others still have leaves. Then I noticed the sound of different
Pause
Between breathing in and breathing out. Between this sentence and the next. Between thought and expression. Between hearing and listening. Between doing and doing. Between being and being. Between now and now. Between is and was. Between is and