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 8, 2019

How To Stop "Going At" Life

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I was taught to “go at” things. Studying, working, writing, organizing, yard work, house cleaning, sewing, reading, praying, fasting, . . . ...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Live!

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Robert Frost wrote: "A poem begins with a lump in the throat.”  How can I write about all of the things that make it hard to swallow,...
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Saturday, March 16, 2019

Letting Sorrow Open Us

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There are moments when a world-weariness, a deep grief for what we human beings do to each other and the earth, threatens to swallow me whol...
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Thursday, March 7, 2019

Challenging Ourselves To Receive Pleasure

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What role does pleasure have in your life, your well-being, your healing? This was the question that challenged me most listening to some of...
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Your One Thread

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Twice in the last week readers have sent me messages, thanking me for writing that, "explores the inner landscape," and "fo...
Friday, February 8, 2019

Being Inbetween

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I am in an inbetween place, feeling my way into what is created when I can hold the tension between two old strategies, waiting for somethin...
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Sunday, January 6, 2019

My Epiphany

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Last night was the first new moon of the new year. I’d cleared out my inbox, my apartment. and my calendar in preparation for focusing on ...
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