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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 3, 20142 min read
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,...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 30, 20132 min read
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...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 23, 20122 min read
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...
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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Aug 4, 20112 min read
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...