Smile Power
Every kid goes through it. It’s inescapable. The “I-look-like-an-idiot-when-I-smile” stage. And Dalai T has it bad. I promise you he really is a rather attractive child, but you wouldn’t know it looking at this picture. Maybe he was distracted by the large set of ears next to him… Notice anyone missing in this first-day-of-school photo? [...]
Some Momma Zen Ideas for a Sane Summer
Life has suddenly taken over my life. Between baseball, tennis, golf, swim team, and Memorial Day parties, summer has officially started. Which means the Dalai Lina’s writing time has been sacrificed. I have to be careful to not let this eat me up. I have worked so hard on balancing my life and trying to [...]
You don’t have to look like this to meditate:
I really don’t like the word “meditate.” It has so many stereotypes and false assumptions tied to it. Before I started exploring meditation, I viewed “meditators” as people who don’t wear deodorant or shave, whose houses smell like weird food, and whose wardrobe consisted of drawstring pants and Jesus sandals. Not that there is anything [...]
Let the Beatings Begin! How a few daily practices kept her brother alive…
This is no joke. It isn’t a staged picture. No, this is an actual photo of my daughter taken at 8am as I am rushing to get everyone in the car and off to school. When this sweet angel came down to get her coat on, you can only imagine my shock. When I found [...]
