“If only it were all so simple”
“Little by little, we change the world we live in. Even the grand, earth-shaking events of history have their origins in individual thought.” Eknath Easwaran Terror-ism. “Ism” is a suffix…
The Seven Stones Blog
We invite you to explore our thoughts, ideas and reflections on our journey through the maze of scarcity into our understanding of Sustainable Abundance.
Too Much
If life resides in the present moment, life might have felt like too much for many of us last week. I’m not even sure we needed to live in or…
Where Is My Life?
I’ve had lots of conversations over the past few years initiated because aging parents have downsized or a remaining parent has died leaving their children to sort through all their…
How do we let people pay their taxes?
This week, in the U.S., our taxes are due to be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Many of us find the task daunting, overwhelming, confusing and draining. This year…
Generosity: How We Rouse the Sleeping Dragon of Separation
“Your heart is your home. Your mind your office. Don’t get them confused.” Here at Seven Stones, and in all of the teachings I study, there is talk of unwinding…
Skillfully Ill
Here’s a riddle: What does a leader do when she’s sick? (Wait for the answer.) First, consider our options: We can ignore our illness and align ourselves with the traditional,…
Sleep: Works Like Magic
We aren’t always particularly skilled at making connections between our habits and the quality of our lives. It is just part of being human. I have been no exception, but as I…
Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead? Yes.
“Is Giving the Secret to Getting Ahead?” was the cover article in Sunday’s NY Times Magazine. This article talks about an organizational psychologist, Adam Grant who has quantified how generosity…
From getting to letting
From getting to letting. For someone more familiar and comfortable with orchestrating, a wonderful euphemism for controlling, letting has become a practice into ease and peace. What, you may wonder,…
Watch Your Step
Have you ever practiced walking meditation? The few times I have, I must admit, I just didn’t enjoy. So when my colleague Gina suggested walking meditation as an exercise to…