I was in the principal’s office. Another dressing down for not-following-paperwork-protocol. Spending my prep-period being made to feel inadequate. Having to suck it up until I later when I could get an infusion of love to regain my equanimity. At that moment of feeling defeated, I remembered that I was not without protection. I remembered the […]
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Why do people shout? It has to do with our hearts. A story: A guru and some of her students pass within earshot of two people vehemently arguing in loud voices. She stops a little way past them and asks, “If those two are so physically close to each other, why are they shouting?” Those asked think, offer
Outside perspective I’m in the kitchen. I feel like the mythological Sisyphus, but my daily task is emptying and reloading the dishwasher. Jane is away. Annie and a friend are within earshot, in the dining room; having settled on a card game, they are starting to play. I hear my daughter getting confused as her
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I got to gate B5 in the Burbank, California, airport early. I’m sitting here typing. Watching people. Relaxing. (I like airports and being at the airport early; it gives me a chance to just sit. I like the unstructured time. If you’ve been reading my stuff for a while, you’ve noticed quite a few articles
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Brené Brown, an expert on shame and vulnerability, explains that the difference between people who have love and acceptance and those who do not have love and acceptance is that the former believe they deserve love and acceptance. This is amazing. See if you can figure out the difference between Person A and Person B.
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Hammock, oops. I ordered a hammock, letting Jane pick out the color. The Friday it arrived, I installed it between the dogwood tree and the fireplace. It was lovely.Then Jane showed up.She stood next to me and said, “I’d like a turn.” I don’t know how I ordered a hammock, installed a hammock, and never
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Something to do: love. Fear paralyzes us. We feel inconsequential to affect the world. We get overwhelmed. We freeze. I am familiar with this too. But, I know something: You and I can change the world. Let us be delighted on Thursday knowing that we have done that which we knew
Certainty “Laurel.” “Yanny!” If you are not familiar with this audio-clip phenomenon, you might not believe that two people can listen to the same sound, yet hear different words. If you’ve not done it, here is a link so you can try it and learn more. Listening to the same clip, some people hear “Laurel”
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Anthony Bourdain’s recent suicide rocked a lot of people. I loved his show No Reservations. It was real. He was so real. Just him. Passionate. Not perfectly polished. As is. Likable in his humanity. Not posing. Him sharing his life and food with us. And, then. Whump! He checked himself out. Suicide. Without much of an explanation.
Rabbi Brian’s Diary (later edited and cleaned up) What happened Moments ago, I was standing at the Pre-TSA security counter, drinking down the water portion of the ice-water in my insulated thermos. The blue-shirted Anthony engaged me in conversation while I paused between long drinks. “You can also pour the water out.” “I could,
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