Category Archives: buddhism

WATWB: Pema Chödrön on Fear and Fearlessness

Posted on July 1, 2017 by

Lifting the heart is why I participate in We Are the World Blogfest. Fear is one of the issues most of us are dealing with… Most of my techniques to deal with fears are Buddhist teachings, and the faith I … Continue reading →

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Sanctuary

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

I am reading about State versus Federal laws and Sanctuary in the Oregon Humanities magazine this morning.  I hang my head as to what Our country has become.  Maybe it always was this but I did not know, but I … Continue reading →

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SoCS: All or Nothing

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

I am glad I am sharing life with Mitchell… We have kittens for our anniversary present to ourselves, and it is not quite what we anticipated. We imagined they’d be in the bathroom for a couple days, then be able … Continue reading →

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Trishna Jewelry is Closing

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

The end of a decade is happening 1 May.  I am closing Trishna Jewelry on Etsy.  I am ready to let go, (To focus on only building my art business) but it is happening sooner than 1 July, details below. … Continue reading →

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SoCS: Mu, Wu

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

I didn’t need to rhyme with moo because mu or wu is familiar to me from my twenty-year-old mixed up college self, when my brother came over dropped off a stack of books about Buddhism and said, “These will serve … Continue reading →

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Tea Bag Village Moon

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

It is true that Mitchell and I both live with the knowledge of being guided by an unseen hand.  We’ve both been “taken are of” most of our lives. Love this Thomas Merton quote though I edited it a bit.  … Continue reading →

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Madness

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

Back to daily journaling.  How does one get to inner peace? A family member (NOT Mitchell) was mad and has yet to work it out with me. I needed to work it out myself, didn’t want the energy swirling around … Continue reading →

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