Letting Go: What it means. How to do it.

h/t Sarah Connerly. Letting Go: What it means. How to do it. | elephant journal.

February 28, 2014 1

A mouse and a frog…

A mouse and a frog meet every morning on the riverbank.

They sit in a nook of the ground and talk.

Each morning, the second they see each other,

they open easily, telling stories and dreams and secrets,

empty of any fear or suspicious holding back.

To watch, and listen to those two is to understand how,

as it’s written, sometimes when two beings come together,

Christ becomes visible. Continue reading “A mouse and a frog…” →

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February 27, 2014 1

The Happy Dammit Daily is In

The Happy Dammit Daily is In.

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What’s Your Superpower?

I must confess that many of the thought I post here come from reflecting on Tara Brach’s podcast to which I listen daily. In her most recent podcast [link below], she spoke about this image…

What’s Your Buddhist Superpower? – Buddhist Peace Fellowship / Turning Wheel Media.

Tara Brach talked about this image in her recent podcast:

2014-02-19 – Part 2: Heart of Compassion – Most of us consciously value compassion, but move through much of life without access to the full capacity of our heart. This talk explores the self-compassion that is the very grounds of loving our world.

Direct download: 2014-02-19-Heart-of-Compassion-TaraBrach.mp3

My superpower IS kindness, but I don’t ‘get into the phonebooth’ often enough, if you what I mean. I often don’t put on my ‘kindness costume’ when I need it most…

Does that make me a failure? No, I think it puts me on a path. It makes me human. HH the Dalai Lama says:

“I don’t know why people like me so much. It must be because I value bodhichitta [the awakened heart/mind]. I can’t claim to practice [it], but I value it.” We care about the awakened heart because, like a flower in full bloom, it is the full realization of our nature. Feeling loved and loving matters to us beyond all else. We feel most “who we are” when we feel connected to each other and the world around us, when our hearts are open, generous and filled with love. Even when our hearts feel tight or numb, we still care about caring.

Brach, Tara (2004-11-23). Radical Acceptance (p. 222). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

How can I, a fellow being who is much less awakened, condemn myself for not practicing?

My takeaway? Get into the phonebooth. Put on lovingkindness. Even when — ESPECIALLY WHEN — our hearts feel tight and numb…

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What is your Superpower?

Go to the source: What is your Superpower? | Catherine Just.

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Tsoknyi Rinpoche on Bodhicitta and His Holiness the Dalai Lama

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You’re probably a dog…

If you can start the day without caffeine,

If you can get going without pep pills,

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can overlook when those you love take it out on you when, through no fault of yours, something goes wrong,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical help,

If you can relax without liquor,

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

If you can say honestly that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics,

Then, my friend, you are probably a dog!

—Author unknown

via Your Dog, Man’s Best Friend.

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Bubble Curtain Bear Drugs

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February 26, 2014 3

How to drop your story

February 26, 2014 0

Why People Say Yes

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WordPress.com Business Users: eCommerce Has Arrived!

Here’s an important announcement from WordPress.com. Ecommerce is now available with the business package…

We’re thrilled to announce that, starting today, WordPress.com Business users can connect their sites to their online stores. With three leading ecommerce partners to choose from — Ecwid, Shopify, and ShopLocket — you can showcase, promote, and sell products to your customers directly from your site.

If you’re already a WordPress.com Business user, or are thinking of becoming one, here’s how the ecommerce feature will power your WordPress.com site.

via WordPress.com Business Users: eCommerce Has Arrived! — Blog — WordPress.com.

I think this is a pretty significant announcement considering that I normally charge about $3,500 for an ecommerce website and this is only $300 per year and features direct tech support from WordPress. I think this is a game changer making online publishing and ecommerce more widely available for everyman [and everywoman]!