Balancing Acceptance & Growth

Years ago, my friend and I had a little debate….

Blog, Every-Day MindfulnessKatie DutcherJuly 10, 2018acceptance, growth, mindfulness, meditation, reflectionComment

Listen to the Song of a Bird

"Look at a leaf of a flower with mindfulness, listen to the song of a bird, and you will get much more deeply in touch with them. After a minute of this practice, your joy will increase, your breathing will become deeper and more gentle..." -Thich Nhat Hanh

Talking to the Person in the Mirror

Our challenge is to notice the moments when we start to feel insecure and shaky, defensive or aggressive, put off balance by something that life has thrown at us. In these moments, can we try to whisper, I am enough instead of What if I can't do this?

One Blink Away

"We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake.”

― Pema Chödrön

Blog, Quotes & NotesweflourishandbloomMarch 17, 2015meditation, mindful, mindfulness, pema chodron Comment

Taking it Easy

Have you had the thought that you're not doing it right? That if you were lost in thought, it doesn't count?

MeditationweflourishandbloomMarch 16, 2015gentleness, joy, meditation, mindful, mindfulnessComment

A Ragged Dance of My Own

We stay nimble, we dance along in our own steps. We stay engaged, but we don't let our own thinking get in our way. And then...we sleep under the stars.