malibumark

I think I like it here (the monastery) so much because philosophically it is so safe. It’s community based on a code. It’s given me space and safety to realize when I come back to my room at...

I’m learning not to impose on people like I am, like I have been. I know I’ve realized that we’re all struggling to keep our lives afloat and moving along and so I’m not going to impose on my...

I think with any commitment we make in terms of our profession or relationship with a significant other,we can still expect to grow as a person and spiritually. It’s not necessarily a death. In...

I am reminded of what arfie once said about admiring the catholic nuns she workedalongside. I think that's what you said Arfie? I really admired that comment in you Arfie - just bysaying it.I find...

oh I had some troubles with a very bitchy queenie priest.he left me feeling so insulted and mistreated - butI removed myself from his company and I came back up to my room.Blue is here and thank God...

I don't know if it's like a birthday post partum type thing.But I woke this morning, feeling fine. I wanted to sleep a heck of a lot moreafter coming home late from having drinks and dinner with my...

The past couple, few days - I have really seen the power of affirmation within me.I can get so caught up in affirmations from the external world (from my therapist, from my friends and family,from...

I found myself clapping my hands like my friend John used to this morning and getting into the work of taking care of the day!Keep on keeping on!It helped me pump myself up!! Choosing happy!

Busy day, lots of ideaslots of work done every moment was filled and now I have 15 minutes before service. A lot of it wasn't so satisfying but doing the job well, all these essential tasks, made me...

Pep talk for the day's start!If it all (the morning, day or state of mind) seems too amorphous, just ask yourself,just 'what do I need to do today'Simplifying the day down can help give a focus. It's...

hi friends, things are good. the day and the heat and all the activities of camp which came before coming back to my room for the night, has me feeling likea heavy brick of tiredness. I'm set to do...

today was so hot and so crazy. At the end of the day I took a showerand got into a tshirt and boxers and I am laying around in the AC.I had to deal with a lot of complexity today. People were...