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, March 26, 2014

A Tough Teacher

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I once saw a Youtube video of an “Enlightened Teacher” who said that if we are fully in the present moment we will never feel any pain. I a...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Learning To Love

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Self-love spills over, ripples out to include others. The same can be said for self-hatred and self-abuse or neglect. That too spills o...
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Being Okay

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I was recently on the phone with a friend who had just had a helpful but disturbing insight into her own less-than-life-enhancing patterns w...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Moving On

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Woke up this morning thinking of an old friend. Marie Claire was born in Paris shortly after WWII. She and her mother lived in abject po...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Contemplating The Crumbling

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I am contemplating the crumbling that comes into every life, the kind of falling apart that softens all our edges, even the sharp forbidding...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Does Love Hurt?

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Last Friday on Facebook I posted a few thoughts about love- how it heals what is broken and takes us home. I also wrote,"That it broke ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

What We Can & Can't Trust

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In my mentoring work I often talk to people right after their trust in themselves has been shaken. A marriage has ended in betrayal; a frie...
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