When I mention my meditation schedule/routine (my Bold Plan) to people, they all say—after a stunned silence— “Wow. That’s really ambitious.” Until very recently, I didn’t really see what was … Continue reading A Different Kind of Hedonism
“In moments of stillness you come to realize that you are already whole, already complete in your being…” -Jon Kabat-Zinn I have a tendency to dwell a lot on perfection. … Continue reading The Mindful Path to Perfection: You’re Already There
Ah, I have reached the familiar point in my attempt to implement a daily meditation practice at which I realize that what I really want is to live entirely on … Continue reading On Staying the Course
As of this morning, I have officially completed Week 1 of my 8 weeks of mindfulness meditation. Because part of the practice is avoiding judgments (positive or negative) about the … Continue reading Mindfulness Meditation, Week 1 of 8: Done
This was going to be a really awesome post I’ve been planning since Sunday. But when I sat down to write it tonight, I couldn’t figure out what my point … Continue reading [Insert Awesome Post Here]
In Full Catastrophe Living, my guidebook on this solo tour through eight weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Jon Kabat-Zinn writes about being in the moment observing a sunset and then turning … Continue reading Mindfulness and Social Media: Reflections on the First Three Days of My Bold Plan
Like many, I feel the urge to make resolutions at the start of the new year, but I don’t like resolutions because I never keep them. Therefore, I’m making a … Continue reading My Bold Plan for 2012
For the past two days, I’ve been attempting to do just one thing at a time, rather than distractedly doing fifteen things at once as I usually do. I try … Continue reading How is a Plastic Plate Like Ancient Babylon?
During her sermon yesterday, our minister gave us a challenge. Each day for five days, when we’re feeling in a good mood, we’re supposed to try to find the inherent … Continue reading A Simple Challenge
With our late-October freak snowstorm, four-day power outage, and the start of National Novel Writing Month all hitting at about the same time, the degree to which I’ve over-scheduled and … Continue reading Perspective
Last night, my husband came home from a day-long work event with a story. He and his colleagues were eating lunch together, when one of his colleagues at the end … Continue reading Weirdos Unite!
Welcome to the First Mindful Mama Carnival This post was written for inclusion in the Mindful Mama Blog Carnival hosted by Zoie at TouchstoneZ. Participants are writing posts about what … Continue reading Keeping my Sanity by Losing my Mind: Mindful Mama Carnival Post
Imperfect Happiness 