These days, a lot of people feel like the ground is shifting underneath them — politically, personally, even physically as we grow older and life changes around us. In this talk, I explore three things we can still truly count on: our good intentions, our capacity to learn and grow, and the deeper wisdom we know in our bones to be true. Along the way, I reflect on basic goodness, beginner’s mind, skillful correction instead of shame, and a few simple questions we can ask ourselves to find steadiness in an uncertain world.
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Talk: Three Things You Can Really Count On In Turbulent Times
Timecodes & main topics:
- 00.00 — What Can We Truly Count On?
- 3:02 — Trusting Your Good Intentions
- 15:34 — Becoming a Learner
- 20:40 — Skillful Correction vs. Shame
- 23:46 — Changing Your View of Yourself
- 28:33 — What Do You Know Is True?
- 34:31 — Letting the Good News Sink In
- 39:08 — Three Questions for Your Life
A Meditation: Grounded, Peaceful, Warmhearted
In this meditation, I guide you into staying present while life continues to change around and within you. Using the breath, spacious awareness, and a sense of openheartedness as supports, we explore how to rest more deeply in steadiness, vastness, and warmth amidst the flow of experience.
