We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.

In Buddhist teaching, ignorance is considered the fundamental cause of violence - ignorance... about the separation of self and other... about the consequences of our actions.

To offer our hearts in faith means recognizing that our hearts are worth something, that we ourselves, in our deepest and truest nature, are of value.

Voting is like alchemy - taking an abstract value and breathing life into it.

We learn and grow and are transformed not so much by what we do but by why and how we do it.

Dedicating some time to meditation is a meaningful expression of caring for yourself that can help you move through the mire of feeling unworthy of recovery. As your mind grows quieter and more spacious, you can begin to see self-defeating thought patterns for what they are, and open up to other, more positive options.

In those moments when we realize how much we cannot control, we can learn to let go.