Middle Way Parenting

A colleague of mine, who has been practicing and teaching meditation for a long time, said to me, “Before I had kids I never knew how angry I could feel.”  Ahh, sigh. Our kids bring out the best and the worst in us at times.  And yet isn’t it sooo taboo to feel angry,...

Let’s Be Real

When I was in my 20’s I thought “being real” meant using the F word emphatically and doing the opposite of what the “mainstream” people did, whatever that might be at any given moment.  So I swore often and quickly turned left when I saw the popular culture turning...

Back From Summer Break

I had a sweet summer.  Did you? Picked and ate delicious cherry tomatoes in my garden each day. Juice dripping down my daughters chins. Watched a few amazing sunsets with my family. The pink clouds floating in the sky looked almost close enough to touch. Spent some...