‘Hey, buddy,’ yourself: A brief guide to self-compassion
This is a friendly reminder – to you and myself – of some things that are perfectly understandable, all the time and especially in this tense moment in history: … Read More
Rearranged Socks, Rearranged Thoughts
October 5, 2020
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Sarah B
I was 19 when I bought a proper piece of furniture for myself for the first time. The man at the junk shop – which is to say, the … Read More
The Often Overlooked Critical Component to Survival
September 21, 2020
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Sarah B
It was 2004 or so when I first heard of the Slow Foods Movement. Started in Italy, Slow Foods was a reaction to, you guessed it, fast food. The … Read More
My Formula for Joy
August 3, 2020
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Sarah B
I share Shinzen Young’s equation for suffering – Pain x Resistance = Suffering – several times each week. That’s how powerful I find it: its presupposition of pain; its … Read More
History will Squeeze the Complexity from This Moment, Too
July 27, 2020
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Sarah B
I’m from Greensboro, North Carolina, originally. This past February 1 marked the 60th anniversary of when four young NC A&T students – David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell A. Blair, Jr. … Read More
Wooly Eyes and Bright Illumination
July 6, 2020
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Sarah B
From the start of the pandemic (or really, our attention to it here in the States), I’ve been fascinated by how it’s worked as a sort of highlighter or illuminator. … Read More
The (Optional) Snap of the Band
June 22, 2020
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Sarah B
You might imagine a rubber band. You might imagine a rubber band with two lines on opposite points of it circumference. You might imagine one line represents a feeling … Read More
Raising the Dialogue, Part 3: When Do I Get to Talk?
May 25, 2020
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Sarah B
A wee sentence tucked into each of my last two posts, each alluding to the need to address problematic words and behaviors, deserves a little attention today. This is where … Read More
Fear in its Right Place
March 30, 2020
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Sarah B
I am a culinary school dropout. The year after I finished my bachelors in psychology, I enrolled in the local community college for the culinary arts adventure I had been … Read More
Laughter in a Locked Ward
March 23, 2020
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Sarah B
There’s a moment from a handful of years ago that I think I will remember my whole lifetime. A deeply courageous, very pregnant woman I knew was experiencing a … Read More