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Let’s Aim for a Shot at Peace

I am praying for peace as I write this, hoping that we aren’t too lazy and distracted to go up against the National Rifle Association as we mourn our country’s latest victims of gun violence. When I started writing these pieces, I was advised that I should not write about political issues. Jizo & Chibi, [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:06-07:30 December 18th, 2012|All, Politics|0 Comments

JizoTherapy: Getting on the Path to Mindfulness and the Cognitive Choice

Who is Jizo?  Or first, what is cognition?  Or maybe the first question is, what is mindfulness? Most of us want to cut to the chase.  We want results and we want them now.  When we can’t get what we want, we get anxious, depressed, angry.  And if we get there, we want to Stay [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:08-07:30 December 7th, 2012|All, Mindfulness|1 Comment

Wile E. Coyote, Jizo and Mindful Groundlessness

First, I wonder if anyone is reading this. I just spent half an hour Googling “Does Anyone Read My Blog?” and wandering around inside WordPress trying to find the stats page.  I couldn’t.  Next week, I will talk with my tech goddess and she will teach me.  I am sure someone has figured out how [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:09-07:30 December 4th, 2012|All, Mindfulness|0 Comments

Jizo Therapy: The Christmas Shoulds

Take a breath.  Another one.  Another one. Take a moment to notice on the calendar what day you are in.  Smile as you exhale and realize:  it’s not Christmas.  It’s not Hanukah.  Not Kwanzaa.  Not New Year’s.  It’s today, some time in autumn, likely, when you are reading this. Now, look at the week of [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:14-07:30 November 19th, 2012|All, Holidays|1 Comment

What Do You Want for Christmas? Mindfulness and JizoTherapy

People are already pressuring themselves with “What do you want for Christmas?”  Even people who don’t celebrate Christmas feel it.  The decorations went up before Halloween.  And can you hear those jingle bells revving up?  It can feel more like the Indianapolis 500 than peace and love. This year, when someone asks you what you [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:16-07:30 November 17th, 2012|All, Holidays, Mindfulness|1 Comment

Catching your breath on Thanksgiving: dealing with stress

If you don’t get wound up for Thanksgiving you won’t have to unwind — much less go on a diet — a few days later.  The day is coming though, and I am hearing the litany of obligations, pressures, worries and stress. Let’s take a moment to breathe. Breathe in and breathe out, noticing the [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:17-07:30 November 15th, 2012|All, Holidays, Mindfulness|0 Comments

Jizo and November’s Birthstone

Happy Birthday to those who love the November born.  Their birthday is the topaz, considered the stone of the seeker.  Give the gift of a birthstone Jizo to your beloved November-baby.  Topaz is also considered the stone of Sagittarius, all the way into December!  Find him at www.jizoandchibi.com.  What could be better than a gift [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:19-07:30 November 11th, 2012|All, Uncategorized|0 Comments

How to deal with Holiday Stress: Jizo Therapy

By the time you read this you will likely be more anxious than when I wrote it.  It’s Hallowe’en. You’ve likely been busy with costumes, candy, kids… or thinking you should be.  And that is just the beginning. Less than two months away is Christmas. A few weeks away is Thanksgiving. And, yes, some folks [...]

By | 2019-01-23T15:33:20-07:30 November 6th, 2012|All, Mindfulness|0 Comments