Comfort & Joy

While reflecting in the morning, I realized once again that everything is a gift. The water we use every day is a gift; the food we eat every day is a gift; the love we receive is a gift. And when we receive a gift, we want to say Thank…

Well Monday was an extremely busy day, and my neck was so tight! I seemed to rush through class after class at the library. The kids were doing research, which is always hard because they need things off the internet, and our equipment at school is so limited it’s frustrating.…

It’s definitely challenging at times to write my gratitudes at the end of a tough day. I started out the day, tired, from another night of struggling, and up in the middle of the night without getting back to sleep. Still, I am beginning to think there is significant value…

It is 8:30 in the morning, and I am late again leaving for work. All I want is some breathing room but the minutes are ticking away as I drink my last sips of black tea with milk and then wash the breakfast dishes. I find myself thinking: I just…

Recently, I went to a meditation retreat, and after a day I wanted to leave. I noticed that with each meditation session, I felt more strained, rather than relaxed, which was the reason I went on the retreat in the first place. I noticed I was getting restless with myself,…

Last week, I took a day off and participated in a workshop entitled: A Day of Rest. The workshop was focused on how we allow ourselves or don’t allow ourselves to rest in our lives. The concept of rest was not related to sleep, but rather to a state of…