Comments for basic goodness

Comment on In Praise of Emptiness and Smiles by Mike Durnan

Mike Durnan — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:08:34 +0000

Back in New York, Tom Kane and I would shovel driveways on snow days. I would never have thought of spending all day doing this, but Tom’s cheery attitude and smile kept me going all day long.

Comment on Self-forgiveness. And the Fragrance of Violets. by Ann

Ann — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:40:38 +0000

What a wonderful post. Thanks!

Comment on Weeoooweeooo! Food Craving Rescue Squad (FCRS) Urgent Bulletin #1 by Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 17:09:05 +0000

oh, thanks AE! It would be nice if it just came out that way — but it starts out a big jumbly mess at first!

Comment on Weeoooweeooo! Food Craving Rescue Squad (FCRS) Urgent Bulletin #1 by AE

AE — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:52:32 +0000

Thank you for your intelligent guidance. You write with great clarity. Keep em’ coming!

Comment on Creating Room For Internal Mess by Suzanne B

Suzanne B — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:46:55 +0000

Thank you for your reminder to treat ourselves…all of ourselves, not just the good bits… with lovingkindness. The monster story, while hysterical, is so, so very spot on.

Comment on 5 Kind & Powerful Ways to Break Free From Emotional Eating by Reminders… « Looking for Roots

Reminders… « Looking for Roots — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:46:09 +0000

[...] third I got after listening to this awesome audio from Lauren Oktay. The audio was about dealing with food cravings, and there was this wonderful [...]

Comment on Creating Room For Internal Mess by S Urlwin

S Urlwin — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:07:42 +0000

Hooray! Finally, a piece on pinpointing our scary parts and actively, willingly accepting them, as part of what makes up our Basic Goodness. Thanks, Dr. Oktay, for once again gently urging us to see ourselves (even the icky parts) with kind eyes.

Comment on Go to the Limits of Your Longing…(And Um, Hang On to Your Center?) by Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:10:09 +0000

Andrea,

Oh, how the world is full of shiny things that draw our attention!

Sometimes It takes a chunk of planning time to create space for all the things that bring us meaning.

It’s inspiring to hear you are getting conscious about the choices you want to make with your time! Keep me posted!

Comment on Go to the Limits of Your Longing…(And Um, Hang On to Your Center?) by Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:03:50 +0000

B, and Sarah,

B, The challenge lies with having so much that seems matter-ful..
I guess it’s again about discernment. What feels “most” authentic, what buoys us up emotionally.

Sarah, I love your question, “When the hour is up, what will I be really happy I did?” I just asked myself that question, filling in hour with day, and I already feel more inspired to do what I’ll be happy I did!

Comment on Soul Scrub Anyone? by Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:48:55 +0000

Melissa,

Oh, I spent hours of my twentieth decade looking for my keys, my glasses, the hat that was on my head!

And then, I taught myself to be super mindful during transitions. This conscious wakefulness helped me so much.

The next step was de-cluttering, simplifying, and creating rituals.

It takes time to free-up time!