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Archive for the ‘the art of conversation’ Category Ringing in New Y(ears)
Just a random sample of comments I’ve received recently and over the years.
“Where have you been, in La La land?” My friend Donna marveling at my fatigue with the stress of daily scheduling and meal preparation in a house with a teenager.
“It doesn’t read like something from someone who writes for a living.” My friend Sal after previewing a blog post (that never got posted).
“I live here too you know!” My wife, asking me why my trousers were on the chair in the bedroom when I already had on a ... continue reading
 Meditation Space: Austin, TX
Sunday sitting practice at Austin Shambhala Meditation Center comes together regularly based on the generosity and inspiration of individuals committed to developing bravery and gentleness through mindfulness-awareness meditation. On the path of meditation practice, one develops positive qualities by fully inhabiting one’s own life, and therefore supporting one’s community.
The format of a three-hour Sunday meditation session is firmly but gently prescribed: the staff arrive early and open the center, meditation cushions are set out or straightened up into a comfortable but orderly staggered grid pattern, and finally, the staff makes ... continue reading
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