Mindful Musings

This holiday season, my husband and I went skiing. We chose Wolf Creek, Colorado, which has some of the best powder in the Rockies. It's "no frills" skiing: there's no fancy lodge, no ski-in, ski-out options, and people come because they're serious. They're willing to...

There is a saying in the mediation world: "Pain is inevitable, but suffering is optional." I'm not talking about the suffering happening right now in the Middle East or the Ukraine or anywhere else where there is war, famine, or oppression. No, I'm talking about the...

Last week, I led two eating meditations: one in my Mindful Student seminar, and one in a workshop for the Collat School of Business. I was reminded of one student's reaction last fall. After 45 minutes of eating excruciatingly slowly in silence, I asked what they...

This past weekend, my husband Joe and I traveled to the memorial service of a friend and former colleague who passed away almost two years ago. Dave's friends arranged a gathering in his hometown area that was perhaps the most extraordinary we've ever attended. They...

I love hiking, especially in shady, wooded areas. This summer, my husband and I escaped to the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee a few times, where the temperatures are usually 10-15 degrees cooler than in Alabama. The woods are a spiritual place for me, and being...

Like you, I’m tired now and then. Sometimes, bone-deep, just-get-through-the-day tired. That's usually a sign for me to tune into my body, whether I feel like it or not. My dear husband likened his body in college to a bank account: he made a lot of deposits when he...