Work Life Balance for Charlottesville Women
The famous British philosopher, Buddhist and vegetarian, Alan Watts once wrote, “the only sin in eating a chicken is in preparing it badly” or words to that effect. (He also said that if you listened carefully enough you could probably hear a carrot “scream” when you sliced it.) He wasn’t making an argument for vegetarianism, but rather, for giving full attention to whatever we were … [Read more...]
[display_podcast] Our lives today bear little resemblance to those of our parents and even less to those of our grandparents. Nowhere is this more true than in the area of eating and even in the foods we eat. Few of us prepare and cook the majority of what we eat and fewer of us still have any relationship to growing or raising those ingredients. Our meals are often made by others, … [Read more...]
To quote the late, great Ella Fitzgerald, “Birds do it, bees do it. Even educated fleas do it” Only in this case, I’m not talking about falling in love. I’m talking about meditation. What Jennifer calls “sitting”. Lots of people do it. More in the eastern part of the world, but by no means exclusively there. Meditation is not new to the western world. Marcus Aurelius (emperor … [Read more...]
Hexagram 22 speaks of being aware of what lies beneath the surface. The empowered person appreciates those qualities which appeal to the eye, but places greater value on those qualities that appeal to the spirit. It’s a well known fact. We are all of us influenced by the packaging. Whether that’s the bottle for a high end perfume, or the outward appearance of people we … [Read more...]
You meet someone at a party and ask the inevitable, “What do you do” question. To which comes the reply, “Oh, I’m an environmental activist, blogger, Lamaze coaching, long distance runner.” Not that I’m critical of such responses. After all, I’m a Sufi whirling dervish, radio talk show host, business consultant, and mother. But as more of us lead rich and diverse lives, we run … [Read more...]
I think most people, when asked the question, “What are you most grateful for?” have little or no trouble coming up with an answer, or even a list. (If for any reason you do, then you can read the blog on Tiny Buddha “60 Things to Be Grateful For In Life”) But I think that for many, gratitude is, at best, a passive process. Even if thoughts of gratitude enter our minds without … [Read more...]
Click the link above to Listen Live on Saturday mornings from 8:00-9:00 EST as we stream Real Life with Jennifer Till from Charlottesville, Va. … [Read More...]