If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Arriving someplace more desirable at some future time is an illusion. This is it.

If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.

Meditation is like farming... the right soil is required to grow anything, nothing will grow if the soil is polluted by striving or pushing too hard.

Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become more in touch with our life as it is unfolding.

Mindfulness practice means that we commit fully in each moment to be present; inviting ourselves to interface with this moment in full awareness, with the intention to embody as best we can an orientation of calmness, mindfulness, and equanimity right here and right now.

Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.