“Rain. The cleansing tears of Mother Earth nourishing humanity.” Hameedat Muhammad, Writer I’ve been enjoying the rain! I intend and imagine it moving to the areas where drought prevails and fires burn. I imagine the rain cleansing and healing Mother Earth and all...

“The antidote of hatred, of violence, is compassion – there is no other medicine. Unfortunately compassion is not available in the supermarket. You have to generate the nectar of compassion in your heart.” Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk  Lately I’ve...

“Let go . . . How would your life be different if you learned to let go of things that have already let go of you? From relationships long gone to old grudges, to regrets, to all the ‘could’ve’ and ‘should’ve’, to the dead friendships you still hang on to . . . Free...

“No one outside ourselves can rule us inwardly. When we know this, we become free.” The Buddha, Founder of Buddhism Freedom! What does it mean to you? There are many actions being taken that are outside of us right now. Actions intended to restrict some of our...

“There is beauty to be found in the changing of the earth’s seasons, and an inner grace in honoring the cycles of life.” Jack Kornfield, American author and Vipassana meditation teacher We’ve just experienced the Summer Solstice – leaving Spring and welcoming...

Creating a healthy relationship with your body is hard when you don’t feel well.  I know, because this has been a rough week with allergies and then a sore sore throat.   I started to say I have been focused on creating a healthy relationship with my body for the last...

“Everything happens for a reason” and “Things happen ‘for’ us and not ‘to’ us” are both beliefs that I hold dear.  They help me navigate day-to-day ups and downs.  And most of the time, this is easy for me! Then.., there are days when it’s not! I can always tell when...

Sometimes when life gives me roses, I still try to make lemonade.  At least that is how it has been feeling lately.  Let me explain.  Most of us try to look on the bright side.  To see the good in what is happening in our lives.., even when it’s something that seems a...