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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Feb 3, 2017
- 2 min
When Things Fall Apart (Or Seem To): Everyday Magic, Day 890
Since the inauguration our family has been living out a microcosm of the macrocosm. While the details aren’t mine to tell, let’s just say...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Jul 14, 2015
- 3 min
Why I’m a Crazy Bitch Sometimes: Everyday Magic, Day 857
I think of myself as a peaceful person occasionally booted off the stage of my life by a crazy bitch who takes everything too personally...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Apr 3, 2014
- 2 min
When Things Fall Apart: Everyday Magic, Day 795
One of my favorite books, Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart, names this week. Two of our three young adult children lost their jobs,...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Aug 30, 2013
- 2 min
When the Hooks Are on the Wind: Everyday Magic, Day 729
Pema Chodron, a Buddhist nun and writer, calls it shenpa, which she defines as “….the urge, the hook, that triggers our habitual tendency...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Feb 23, 2012
- 2 min
Dwelling in Uncertainty & Snow: Everyday Magic, Day 504
The view from my office on the cusp of the incoming storm When is it most difficult to dwell in uncertainty? When you’re exhausted and...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Aug 4, 2011
- 2 min
The Girl, The Ego & The Comfortable Room: Everyday Magic, Day 382
"Your goal on the spiritual path should be to free everyone else from your ego." – Ken Wilber. That's what my friend Scott posted on...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
- Dec 18, 2010
- 1 min
We Have Less Control Than The Little Control We Think We Have: Everyday Magic, Day 153
The other quote comes from Pema Chodron, and I know it’s about how we humans are wired for solid ground while life is the opposite, but...
