by Cory | Jan 12, 2018 | Coffee With Cory
Nothing Matters. Everything matters. On one level, we could argue nothing matters–That the universe doesn’t have an agenda for the earth; that we’re all just star dust; that everything is just unfolding as it’s unfolding and we’re just going along for the ride....
by Cory | Jan 11, 2018 | Coffee With Cory
We’re bad predictors of our happiness. In his book, Stumbling on Happiness, Harvard Psychologist, Dan Gilbert, starts with the bold assertion that we are the only animals with the ability to predict our future. We’re able to imagine scenarios, good and bad, that may...
by Cory | Jan 10, 2018 | Coffee With Cory
Do you have a warm-up routine for your meditation practice? When we’re experiencing deep loneliness or depression, meditation can sometimes make things worse, especially if we’re not working with a teacher. In that more intimate space with our minds, we can further...
by Cory | Jan 9, 2018 | Coffee With Cory
“You do not have to be good.” -Mary Oliver “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about your despair, yours,...
by Cory | Jan 7, 2018 | Coffee With Cory
Trust life more than your ideas. A friend recently dropped this nugget of poetic wisdom: “I’ve learned to trust life more than my ideas.” I love this. Everyone has an agenda. Everyone has a story. Everyone has an idea for how this life should unfold. And never in...
by Cory | Jan 6, 2018 | Coffee With Cory
What does it mean to be a human? Where do you begin and where do you end? What amount of your body or mind would need to be compromised before you stopped being you? Would you need to lose your arm? All of your limbs? Your face? Your sight? Hearing? Taste? Capacity to...
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