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Dan, the couple in the car beside me, and seeing with new eyes ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
On my way to pick up groceries for a family-full weekend, I pulled up to a stop light. As is my usual habit, I watched the people around me (I’m a die-hard people-watcher :)). In the car next to me was a couple, laughing, obviously happy together in the way that new couples often seem,…
Ramadan ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
It’s Ramadan, and I’m remembering last year’s Ramadan, working in an office w/ a dear friend who is an observant Muslim. Trying to juggle my own need for lunch (I am sooo cranky when I don’t eat!) and my respect for her spiritual commitment. Eating an apple quietly 🙂 I had hoped this year to…
a tree, a pencil, an hour ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Meditation is hard for me. I’m not good at sitting still. I’m not particularly good at walking mindfully. What I do best is be in nature. Want someone to watch birds with? I’m your girl. Sit and watch a mountain breathe? Sounds great. But sit on my butt on a cushion/ a chair/ a zafu?…
the mindfulness of tea ~
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Britton Gildersleeve
Tea is only this: First you heat the water. Then you make the tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know. -Sen no Rikyū This is just one reason I love tea ~ it can, with only a bit of mindful attention ~ become a ceremony of serenity, if that…
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