Dear Friends, Thank you for being part of this month of exploration. I wish to extend my gratitude to the following. If you have appreciated this month of offerings, I encourage you to support the teachers. Jill Shepherd and DaRa Williams, for sharing their hearts of wisdom and making the talks from this retreat available. More talks by… Read More »
Dear Friends, Generosity is a favorite topic of mine. In studying and practicing generosity, I’ve learned much about qualities of the heart. Generosity is so much more than just a monetary exchange or giving a gift. There are many ways to give that we may already be doing – through our presence, and the way we are in… Read More »
Dear Friends, Today is the last day of the 5 day retreat with Adrianne Ross, so I’ll be back to the land of technology later this afternoon. I thank you for your patience! Meanwhile, here’s a reflection for today! I look forward to catching up with your responses. It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of January!… Read More »
Dear Friends, Mark Coleman has said that generosity often radial – it’s often easier to be generous with others but stingy with ourselves. He asks us to reflect: What would it be to practice more generosity to ourselves? What would you give yourself to be generous? For some, it might be more space, or more time. Maybe doing… Read More »
Dear Friends, Generosity is a quality that makes us feel happy, bright, and expansive – whether giving, receiving, or both. Yesterday, one of our participants shared a beautiful reflection about being on the receiving end of generosity. I think this is an important part of this practice of generosity – to be able to receive, with mindfulness, what… Read More »
Dear Friends, When it comes to generosity, we often have a limited sense of what generosity means – that it involves a monetary exchange or some grand act. In one of Mark Coleman’s talks on generosity, he says that our own presence and attention is a most powerful thing to give. In that talk he tells the story of… Read More »
Dear Friends, I’m taking a 12-week on-line class that’s diving into various teachings. The topic this week is on generosity. In this series of emails, I’ve been reflecting on several daily life practices we can do to bring more mindfulness into our lives. Generosity is a beautiful practice in this regard. Rick Hanson says we are “genetically programmed… Read More »
