The Green Bough

"If I keep a green bough in my heart, the singing bird will come." -Chinese proverb Weekly postings by Oriah, author of the bestselling books The Invitation; The Dance; and The Call. Oriah will post on Wednesdays, and occasionally check for and respond to comments. For more information see her website www.oriah.org by clicking on her photo below.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Getting Out of Our Own Way

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I’m at our home in the country, surrounded by the silence of the snow laden woods. And I’m feelng like I want to do some painting.  In Wha...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Graduating Into Your Own Life

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I grew up in northern Ontario, about three hundred miles north of Toronto, in a town with a population of five thousand, one traffic light, ...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The Jeff Experience

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Well, Valentine's Day is coming up. My husband, Jeff, and I have been together for ten years. Years ago, the Grandmothers who appear in ...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Good Enough

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My name is Oriah, and I am a recovering perfectionist. This is not a joke. Perfectionism can be as much of an addiction as anything else, an...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Getting By With A Little Help

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I once gave a talk to the graduating class at the University of Kansas School of Social Work. I identified myself as a “recovering social wo...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

What is Compassion?

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Recently, a woman I met told me about her daughter who is living in South America. Her daughter is being threatened by a powerful crime fami...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Starting Without Fear

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A while ago, at the Royal Ontario Museum I went to the public restroom. Just before I came out of the stall I heard a high clear voice say, ...
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