HOW MEDITATION PRACTICE HELPED ME DEAL WITH MY WIFE’S INCURABLE ILLNESS
My wife, Sandy, and I started going to Kadampa meditation classes back in 2000 and in a very short time we both felt that we had found the spiritual home that we had always been searching for, each in our own way. We continued with the classes, went to all the Kadampa International Spring and […]
ALCOHOL WAS DESTROYING MY LIFE; MEDITATION HEALED IT
From a very young age, I can remember feeling like I wasn’t good enough and didn’t belong. Constantly trying to seek attention and validation through people, places and things. Seeking fulfillment and happiness through relationships, careers, people pleasing, perfectionism, and more. As a result I experienced broken relationships, suicide attempts and alcoholism. Desperate to escape […]
DEALING WITH THE FEAR OF SURGERY
The envelope arrived in the mail explaining the basic info I needed to know for my surgery. “Surgery?” I thought. From the details contained in the letter I would be awake and would have local freezing. I decided that reframing the situation was a good option. Moving forward I referred to it as a “medical […]
