You look much better in person than you do on paper

Cathy Adams 11/02/2015 Family Stories, mindfulness, self-awareness, Uncategorized 1 Comment

My dad fell and has been in the hospital. Actually he’s fallen several times over the last few weeks, but this big fall led to him being taken away in an ambulance. In the emergency room the attending physician walked in and said to my dad, “You look much better in person than you do on paper.” Which made me …

What do you want to practice this year?

Cathy Adams 12/29/2013 Uncategorized 0 Comments

I think resolutions are great. Until they aren’t. Too often they turn into another burden, another opportunity for self shaming, yet another attempt to do it all perfectly this year. While I am always interested in deeper awareness and better choices, I am not interested in burdens, shame, or thoughts that say I should be “better”. But I am interested …

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