Elephant Journal

Just talked with @rachellerobinett on IG re: herbalism questions. Video is up on @elephantjournal over there—enjoy! 🍵🌿🧄

If you take what you love so seriously that you attack others who do not get it, you miss the point of what you love and do its cause a disservice.

"Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no place to go." ~ Jamie Anderson

“When we touch the center of sorrow, when we sit with discomfort without trying to fix it, when we stay present to the pain of disapproval or betrayal and let it soften us, these are times that we connect with bodhichitta.”  ~ Pema Chodron

Wild salmon—not “sustainable.” A well-written piece:

Tonight, I feel sad. I choose not to move out of my sadness into thoughts of anger, defense, or even solid discouragement. I simply feel. Open, tender, it takes bravery to stay here with this hurt. ~ Waylon

"Writing is art, sure. It's a spiritual practice, too, or can be. But it's also a necessity. It's a way get at the truth of what it is to be alive, to feel, to care, to struggle, to breathe. It's a way to process the chapters of our lives, learn from them, and help inspire others to do the same. It's a direct path toward finding our voice, and using it to be of benefit—to increase peace, joy, and compassion. " ~ Waylon H. Lewis Editor-in-Chief, Elephant Journal elephantjournal.com/academy

AC? If you're in a dry climate, you can do better: Swamp coolers are god's gift to Colorado, where we're dry, they work really well. Cool for cheap, healthier air, filter air, much better than AC, not bad for planet.

Blame is easier than accountability.

May we ease back into everyday boredom and sanity and healing and joy!

Even as an environmentalist, I have a soft spot for old trucks. 🙌 But even on a 95 degree day, I’d rather be biking. 🚲 PS: this was two days ago. Today was “only” 94. Winfield, my rescue pup, took 8 dips in local creeks. 💦🌊🐶 #bouldercolorado ⛰️⛰️⛰️

I get asked for Buddhist advice regularly. I generally say, “go buy a used copy of a Pema Chodron book, whichever title grabs you.” ~ @waylonlewis #usedbookstore #shambhala #meditation #buddhism #wisdom #mayitbeofbenefit #thankyou #pemachodron