Category Archives: Mindfulness
Thirsty for Wonder
by Mirabai Starr Contemplative life flows in a circular pattern: awe provokes introspection, which invokes awe. Maybe you’re making dinner and you step outside to snip chives from the kitchen garden just as the harvest moon is rising over the … Continue reading
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The World Needs Your Cargo: Kozo Hattori & Sue Cochrane
by Kozo Hattori, Sue Cochrane In July of 2020, beloved ServiceSpace friends Kozo Hattori, and Sue Cochrane, came together for a virtual conversation in the presence of community. Both were navigating stark realities with cancer. Their luminous exchange was threaded with … Continue reading
The Eyes Are Useless When the Mind Is Blind
by Carlos Mora Molina We invite you to a very unique evening of Meditation & Mindfulness. Our special guest, Carlos Mora, will guide you on an experiential journey of the senses with Mindfulness techniques he has learned through 20 years … Continue reading
Two Words That Can Change a Life
by Cheryl Rice Is it possible that two words can change someone’s day, someone’s life? What if those same two words could change the world? Well, I’m on a quest to find out – and, with your help, this quest will … Continue reading
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The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle One night not long after my twenty-ninth birthday, I woke up in the early hours with a feeling of absolute dread. The silence of the night, the vague outlines of the furniture in the dark room, the … Continue reading
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Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud
by Dr. Maya Angelou There is an African American song 19th Century, which, is so great. It says: “when it looked like the sun wasn’t shining anymore, God put a rainbow in the clouds” Imagine! I’ve had so many rainbows … Continue reading
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Beggarly, Friendly, and Kingly Giving
by Stephen Levine The greatest gift is the act of giving itself. Traditionally, three kinds of giving are spoken of. There is beggarly giving, which is when we give with only one hand, still holding onto what we give. In … Continue reading
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How Many Holy Moments?
by Richard Whittaker [Here’s one of the stunning stories shared by Rachel Naomi Remen in a recent circle.] This story is about a guy who runs a large emergency room in San Francisco. Emergency room doctors are not soft and mushy. … Continue reading
Earth Touching
by Thich Nhat Hanh Here is the foot of a tree.Here is an empty, quiet place.Here is a small sitting cushion.Here is the cool green of the grass.My child, why don’t you sit down? Sit upright. Sit with solidity. Sit in peace. Don’t … Continue reading
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