Mindful Self-Compassion
What would happen if you let yourself simply be human? Or what if, when you notice you are less than perfect, you are as kind to yourself as you are to others? The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, written by Christopher K. Germer is one of the best Mindfulness books I’ve come across in a while….Read more
Commitment
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one…Read more
Brains of Buddhist monks scanned in meditation study
By Matt Danzico BBC News, New York In a laboratory tucked away off a noisy New York City street, a soft-spoken neuroscientist has been placing Tibetan Buddhist monks into a car-sized brain scanner to better understand the ancient practice of meditation. But could this unusual research not only unravel the secrets of leading a harmonious…Read more
The Journey
The Journey One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice– though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had…Read more
Hazardous passage for at risk youth
“Foster children should be allowed to stay at home until they are 21” says Virginia Rowden, director, social policy, and mentor for the YouthCAN program, Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies. According to the May 21, 2010 report in the Toronto Star, youth in care do not do as well as other young people. Fewer…Read more
