Letter: On the Voice in Your Head
A republished Sunday Stillness letter, from a winter morning.
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Marcus Aurelius at 3 a.m.
A short story about an emperor, a difficult dawn, and the journal entry that has carried me through several of mine.
A Two-Minute Reset Before Hard Phone Calls
For the call you have been putting off until next week, every week, for a month.
On Letting Things Be Hard
A small permission for those of us who have been trying to make every difficulty easier than it actually is.
Three Sentences That Have Carried Me Through Hard Days
Not affirmations. Not slogans. Three quiet things I have come back to for years.
The Second Arrow
A teaching from the Buddha about the suffering we add to the suffering we cannot avoid.
Book Notes: When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chödrön
A book for the kind of week you cannot fix. There is more medicine in it than you will be ready to receive.
Daily: Name the Feeling, Then Return to the Breath
A small practice for the moment something is happening inside you.
Anxiety Is Not the Enemy
A different way of meeting the feeling that has been visiting you since you were small.
What to Do When Your Chest Is Tight
A short meditation for the moment, not the day.
The Body Knows First
Before the mind has a story, the body has a feeling. Listen to the body.
The Stoic at the Bus Stop
A small story about Epictetus, a missed bus, and a man on his phone.
A Five-Minute Breath Practice for Anxious Mornings
For the days you wake up already overwhelmed.