The Paleolithic Mind

I went to a meditation retreat this week with the Red Cedar Zen community in Bellingham. It was a good experience. Staring at a wall from 6 am to 9 pm for a few days gives you the opportunity to learn a few things about your mind. Some of these are things you already know on some level, but you just need to have them reinforced. For example, the weight of psychological stress that we carry in modern societies like the US. It's only when it goes...

so pretty...

even if i can't be outside, just to see the sunlight pouring in my window makes me a very happy girl....*images courtesy of beautiful paper, martha stewart, brunch at saks, everything leb, deliciously organized, eva li...