It’s definitely challenging at times to write my gratitudes at the end of a tough day. I started out the day, tired, from another night of struggling, and up in the middle of the night without getting back to sleep. Still, I am beginning to think there is significant value in finding gratitude in difficult…

It is 8:30 in the morning, and I am late again leaving for work. All I want is some breathing room but the minutes are ticking away as I drink my last sips of black tea with milk and then wash the breakfast dishes. I find myself thinking: I just want some breathing room. And…

Recently, I went to a meditation retreat, and after a day I wanted to leave. I noticed that with each meditation session, I felt more strained, rather than relaxed, which was the reason I went on the retreat in the first place. I noticed I was getting restless with myself, as I tried to sit…

Last week, I took a day off and participated in a workshop entitled: A Day of Rest. The workshop was focused on how we allow ourselves or don’t allow ourselves to rest in our lives. The concept of rest was not related to sleep, but rather to a state of being and not doing. It…

Acceptance is a practice. Yesterday, I left work and I could feel that I was exploding with restlessness and non-acceptance. So many times throughout the day I just wanted to walk up the stairs and out the doors of the school where I work as a school librarian. I like my job, but sometimes, I…