Tag Archive: resistance

The Practice of Making People Wrong (Not)

I’m so proud of myself.  Today I came across an article explaining why it’s wasteful to “pre-wash” dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, and I DID NOT send it out to anyone.  Why is that noteworthy?  Because I realized that my sending it out was my way of being right about and making ...

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Rain, Rain, Rain

Whoever said, "Into every life a little rain must fall," knew what she was talking about; but this is ridiculous.  It's rained almost every day since I've been here in Trinidad and yesterday it rained all day - much of it torrential.  On the narrow congested road to where my parents live, there were parts ...

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Embrace Your Big Fat Ass

You heard me! It's big, it's round, it's talked about, it's yours. So learn to love it. Would like to say this is a quote from "Embracing Your Big Fat Ass: An Owner's Manual," but I haven't read it ... yet. Actually I probably won't but it ...

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Your relationship to the way things are

Fundamental practice #1 is to observe and notice. Start paying attention to your relationship to the way things are: the government, the environment, getting ahead, making money, your mother, your husband etc. Do you notice you have a set story or conversation about all of these things? ...

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Learning to let go

I use the word "learning" instead of "learn" because letting go is an art that you will spend your life practicing. Yet this is nothing to be discouraged about. The whole idea of living your life as a practice is that there is no final state of perfection. You always can improve. Letting ...

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