Dear Friends, I’ll start with this quote, often attributed to Viktor Frankl: Between stimulus and response lies a space. In that space lie our freedom and power to choose a response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness. Yesterday, I invited you to turn your attention to the “flavor” of an experience – to notice whether… Read More »
Dear Friends, The ninth talk in Andrea Fella’s Daily Life Practice Retreat from April 2016 looks at what we do in this practice, and why we’re doing it. What we’re doing is exploring wise mindfulness – knowing what is happening in the present moment while it is happening. We know that we know; we are aware that we… Read More »
Dear Friends, After yesterday’s email, Rod reminded me of one of my favorite Sesame Street mindfulness memes: “Today me will live in the moment unless it’s unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.” ~~ Cookie Monster This ties in nicely to the second foundation of mindfulness – the pleasant, unpleasant, and neutral “feeling tones” (“vedana” in… Read More »
