Tiny Buddha
10 articles
The Day I Heard My Own Voice Coming Out of My Child’s Mouth
“Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.” ~Jess Lair Growing up, I was often drawn to classmates who were soft-spoken and gentle. I admired how calm they s…
When Life Reminds You That Nothing Is Guaranteed
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.” ~Albert Camus A little over a year ago, I went to a bookstore on a cold night to meet a f…
How to Stop Letting Anxiety Control Your Reactions
“Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the past.” ~ Bessel van der Kolk For years, I thought my anxiety was a character flaw. I thought I could thin…
When You Can’t Get Everything Right at Once
“I once heard someone say that a sign of enlightenment was the ability to say (and mean it) ‘Well, this isn’t what I want, but it’s what I got, so okay.’” ~Sylvia Boorstein I once …
How Being Authentic Taught Me to Love Myself
“Sometimes the hardest challenge isn’t receiving acceptance from God or other people; it’s receiving acceptance from ourselves.” ~Leigh Finke, Queerfully and Wonderfully Made Growi…
How I Rebuilt My Life After Devastating Loss
On August 22, 2018, my husband collapsed in our bedroom. Rudy was my best friend and my partner in every sense of the word. His last word was “911.” I performed CPR while my younge…
When You’re Doing Everything Right but Still Feel Lonely
“We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.” ~Albert Schweitzer I pick up my phone even though it has not made a sound. No missed calls. No new messages. No i…