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inside space: Bridging the Gap of Shame
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Thursday, July 09, 2015. Bridging the Gap of Shame. She was the first "client" really, the first official person to take me on in my newer capacity as creativity coach. I was nervous - could I help her get her creative juices flowing? I had all kinds of doubts - self-doubts, not about her - and went forward anyway. I am so glad I did. Maybe we could check in monthly? I didn't say these things aloud, though I did e...
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inside space: April 2015
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Thursday, April 23, 2015. This can feel like a spring breeze coming in the window for the first time in however long you have been sitting. Finally feeling your breath, you know you are alive again. Links to this post. Friday, April 10, 2015. My mother, in her twenties in Northern Ireland. Today would be my mothers birthday. I know the first question you want to ask me: how old would she be? But this one is coming...
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inside space: August 2014
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Tuesday, August 12, 2014. No Home Like Home. Watering Hole, Philadelphia, August 2014. In case you haven't noticed, I travel a lot. The first weekend in August, I was in Philadelphia teaching Miksang. A few weeks before that, on a three week retreat in Colorado. I think they don't notice so much, but they sure are happy when I get home. In my first chapbook of poetry, At Home Here. Links to this post.
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inside space: August 2015
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Thursday, August 27, 2015. A couple of days after I got back from California, last week, someone asked me if I felt like I was back in Madison yet. Id been in Europe, then Texas, then California, gone for over a month of the summer, which is not unusual for me. Links to this post. Friday, August 07, 2015. The Power of Narrative. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Power of Narrative.
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inside space: September 2014
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Monday, September 22, 2014. I read this short post. Today It compares the self-soothing of a new baby with the self-soothing of its new mama. A friend and student. Who works with trauma recovery posted it. Links to this post. Monday, September 15, 2014. Its easy to tell a sad story. The main gist was this: we tell stories of woe, of suffering, of sadness, and they are essential. Links to this post. I encountered t...
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inside space: Fear of Dying
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Bandaged heart graffiti by Beni, Paris 2015. Travel takes me close to death, but not in the way you would think. Because I spend so much of the rest of the time - 90% of it - convinced that I am not going to die or lose anyone else I love. The panic does not come from the truth of death. The panic comes from the gap of denial. You are right. June will die. Di will die. Bruce w...The panic...
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inside space: The Power of Narrative
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Friday, August 07, 2015. The Power of Narrative. Popped out. I took a moment to consider - is this a good idea? I am trying to calm my mind, not stimulate it. Good writing can keep me awake for hours longer than I would have had I had my tea and gone back to bed. I'll just read one page, I thought. And even as I thought that, I knew it wouldn't work. How will it work out? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View m...
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inside space: July 2015
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Separating Truth from Shame. Loony Lunettes, Paris, 2015. Like a lot of people, I find it very, very tricky to engage with people who dislike me. Especially those who refuse to admit that that is the core issue, affecting their judgment of things such as my unprofessional manner. Yes, it is true that part of it relates to me wanting everyone to like me - survival skill! Links to this post.
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inside space: November 2014
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Monday, November 24, 2014. Last week in my weekly, in-person classes, the prompt was about reading. I got so many amazing responses, as I recall was the case the last time I used this prompt, two years ago. In fact, I am going to ask students to share their writings and put together a small book of them - Writers on Reading. However, one response in particular really hit all of my personal bells. Links to this post.
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inside space: Separating Truth from Shame
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Buddhist blog on writing, photography, teaching, life - with the aim to open inside spaces. Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Separating Truth from Shame. Loony Lunettes, Paris, 2015. Like a lot of people, I find it very, very tricky to engage with people who dislike me. Especially those who refuse to admit that that is the core issue, affecting their judgment of things such as "my unprofessional manner.". Yes, it is true that part of it relates to me wanting everyone to like me - survival skill! Ilana is very, ve...