by Marian Blum | Jan 12, 2021 | coaching, lifestyle, mindfulness
I’ve struggled with grouchiness for years. A regular gratitude practice sounded like a great idea 10 years ago, but I was never able to get it to stick. I tried writing 5 things I’m grateful for in a journal every morning. But I was grumpy so I refused to take out the...
by Marian Blum | Nov 4, 2020 | coaching, mindfulness, self development
. . . this morning so I started to cry when I heard about the election. It was more uncertainty than I’d hoped for. At first I tried to work anyway. Not happening. Then I headed to the kitchen. Lucky me I realized food wouldn’t solve this. I turned back to...
by Marian Blum | Jul 26, 2020 | mindfulness, self development
Tara Brach offers a treasure trove of guidance for mindfulness and self-compassion. In her recent podcast she quotes one of her teachers: “The Mind creates the abyss. And the Heart crosses it.” My mind concocts a fear-based and blame-based separation between me and...
by Marian Blum | May 4, 2020 | mindfulness
Step into the sanctuary of dishwashing. Find a symphony of sound and light. Hear the clinking as one dish touches another, and plinking as silverware nestles together. Like a visit to the museum, a Jackson Pollock of food lingering everywhere–tomato sauce here,...
