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Why the present moment?
I’m not sure where I read this, but I like it: “What your mind inclines towards plants the seeds for the next moment.” We all talk about...

jon walker
Jul 18, 20211 min read


Being present.
A quote I like: “The essence of working with another person is to be present as a living being. And that is lucky, because if we had to...

jon walker
Jul 18, 20211 min read


Change.
This from the book Courage to Change from Al Anon: "We can become too busy avoiding change to enjoy the gifts we fear to lose. By...

jon walker
Jul 11, 20211 min read


Working with those butterflies.
Lisa Feldman-Barrett, the psychologist who has done groundbreaking work on emotions, describes hearing a karate instructor telling her...

jon walker
Jul 10, 20211 min read


Late-onset Mindfulness? Check with Mr. Thoreau.
A useful quote for everyone, but perhaps more so if you came to these practices later in life: “If you have built castles in the air,...

jon walker
Jul 9, 20211 min read


An easy gift.
An observation about mindful communication: You can listen someone into being. Image courtesy of David Hoeffler and Unsplash.

jon walker
Jul 7, 20211 min read


A Sam Harris Microhit on Happiness
Sam Harris has an incredible way with words, and his app is well worth using. There is a fee, but he will graciously write it off if you...

jon walker
Jul 5, 20211 min read


A Sharon Salzberg Quote
Sharon Salzburg is truly amazing. Here is a quote from her series on 10% Happier: “I think that what we do in meditation is really the...

jon walker
Jun 28, 20211 min read


A different version of the Serenity Prayer
Shared with me by the amazing mindfulness teacher Stan Eisenstein. Thanks so much, Stan! God grant me the serenity to accept the things I...

jon walker
Jun 28, 20211 min read


What is normal?
A great observation from one of my favorite teachers, Jeff Warren: “Sometimes it’s only when we get a break from our excessive mental...

jon walker
Jun 28, 20211 min read


Do you want it to stop?
From Sayadaw Tejaniya, a very profound teacher whose own struggles with depression started him on the spiritual path. He can say really...

jon walker
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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