by Cory | Sep 29, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
How often do we look toward the external world for comfort? New shoes, car, food, partner. Even when we’re bored, the first thing we do is reach for our phones. We try to fill space, to find ease in dis-ease. It’s an interesting phenomenon, though: The...
by Cory | Sep 28, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
Often when we find ourselves stressed, agitated, and overwhelmed, we’re caught in a negative cycle of “what if.” What if I lose my job? What if he or she breaks up with me? What if this person passes away? When you notice your mind caught int his...
by Cory | Sep 27, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
People say wisdom comes with age. Let’s explore that. The logic of this sentiment seems to be that, with age, one has had more experiences in life, which have garnered insight into how to most skillfully navigate life. I can get on board with that. However, I...
by Cory | Sep 26, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
On his death bed with Tuberculosis, Henry David Thoreau remarked that there can be as much peace in disease as there is in health when the mind conforms to the nature of the body. On the deepest and most subtle levels, it’s not the nature of our experience that...
by Cory | Sep 25, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
Impermanence can be scary. Our brains are wired to hold onto experiences and develop predictable scripts to explain ever changing phenomena. We tend to fight impermanence, but it’s like fighting gravity. You can’t win and it will just create more...
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