-
Surface Tension
She vigorously moved the whisk with overt confidence, agitating the mixture as she explained, “I want to bring out all those beautiful, unctuous qualities.” Oooooo, unctuous, what an interesting sounding word, what exactly does it mean? I have always loved learning new words. And for as long as I can remember, I have read with…
-
What’s Your Conversational Legacy?
“Melissa, someone could become enlightened watching a piece of trash roll past them.” These were the provocative words of the guiding teacher at the meditation center where I practice. At the time, his words felt a bit irreverent, but they lingered with me. My fourth-grade teacher was the first to say, “Melissa, you have a…
-
Sharpening Our Awareness
YOU.logy is a practice in four basic skills. The first three, PAYING ATTENTION, CURIOSITY, and LISTENING, are ones we naturally possess as children. The final skill, APPRECIATION, is one I believe we foster with age and experience. While the story you are about to embark on may seem made up of irrelevant, disparate parts; each…
