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, May 26, 2010

The Pattern Unfolding

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I taught my first workshop in the summer of 1972. I was seventeen. With all the confidence of the young who do not know what they do not kn...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Are We Having Fun Yet?

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So, here’s my latest confession: I am not good at fun. Really. I’m great at work- any kind, all kinds. I practically run toward those situa...
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Not Taking Things Personally

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Sometimes, the hardest and wisest thing to do when someone is behaving badly or taking actions that affect us adversely is not to take thei...
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Coming Up For Air*

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Like a swimmer coming up for air after a long dive, I fill my lungs and look around. What can I say about loss that you do not already know?...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Blog Post Suspended until May

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I am going to take a couple of weeks off from the weekly blog to care for myself. (Not that writing the blog is not self-care, just that I n...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Staying with the Aching Heart

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Here's the question I am holding in my life: How do we go through what feels like unbearable pain (loss, grief, sadness, fear, terror) w...
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Dreaming The World in Colour

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Why does it seem so much easier to write vividly about pain and despair than it does to write about happiness and contentment? This morning...
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