Background: When she knew she was dying, Nora Ephron wrote the lists (below) of what she would and would not miss. As Brooklyn College English Majors pointed out, these lists exemplify Ephron’s writing style: giving attention to seemingly mundane details that allows worlds to come alive inside her writing. Instructions: This journaling invitation is to similarly give the mundane details of our own lives so much attention that they also come to life, creating glimmers of gratitude and...

The Merriam-Webster definition of orient is “to acquaint with the existing situation or environment; to ascertain the bearings of.” This meditation of "orienting" is a practice of locating yourself on a metaphorical map. You are here ❌ physically, mentally, emotionally. Knowing where you are starting, you can move forward with more awareness, intentionality, and ease. This 17-minute practices moves through three stages: orienting to our physical surroundings orienting to our mental...

When a child is bouncing off the walls with energy, we might give them a challenge, like "see how many times you can run around the house." A Thought Party Meditation uses the same principle for our busy minds. When our minds are racing we can say, "great - let's see how busy you can get!" We let them run wild, exhausting their energy and, ultimately, creating some quiet. This 16-minute meditation was recorded on 5/6/26.