A few days ago, I was talking to my young adult son and heard myself telling him the age-old advice that he needed a reason to get out of bed every morning.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonJune 12, 2017AimlessnessComment

Taking the Elevator or It's OK to be Number Two

My therapist is on the third floor of a building with four floors and an elevator.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonMay 6, 2017zen Comments

Boddhisattva Self-Care

I woke up one day last week feeling sick. I got up anyway, enjoyed my morning routine of tea with my husband, and walked the dogs.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonApril 13, 2017 Comments

Expecting the Weird

Have you ever had a day that went exactly as you wanted it to go? Everything that could go well, did, everyone was kind and polite to you, and nothing out of the ordinary happened?

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonFebruary 9, 2017Comment

Another Dog's Poop

Last week, while scooping my terrier's poop in the park, I saw another pile of poo, just next to his, and I thought, "Might as well grab this, too."

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonJanuary 17, 2017 Comments

Who Is Responsible for Our Thoughts or Why Can't I Make My Orchids Bloom?

For some reason, I get a lot of orchids as gifts. I find orchid blooms to be delicately beautiful and they remind me of Plum Village, where the altars are always filled with blooming orchids.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonNovember 15, 2016rodney smith Comments

You Don't Need to Live in a Cave

A few years ago, I got some great advice from the Buddhist nun, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo.

One Hot Mess in the Mud Puddle of Life

Last week, as I was diligently writing a review on Goodreads for a friend's new book, I decided to see whether my book (Things I Did When I Was Hangry) had any new reviews.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonMay 18, 2016 Comments

To Eat or Not To Eat, or Blacking Out and Waking Up

Since my book about mindful cooking and eating came out in September, I have been speaking and teaching more about the practice of mindful eating, and how to work with habits that cause us to suffer.

Mindful Eating, Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonDecember 14, 2015 Comments

Hermit Mind

Yesterday I got an email from my husband with the subject, "Crazy Story!" Intrigued, I followed the link to a long article entitled, "The Strange and Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit."

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonJuly 9, 2015hermit Comments

Getting off the Teeter-Totter

I was recently at a playground with my five-year-old niece Evie. It was a beautiful spring day, and Evie hopped onto a teeter-totter with another little girl about the same age.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonMay 20, 2015 Comments

The Art of Suffering... or Let your Love Shine

I had a conversation with friends recently about our childhoods and especially our mothers. Both of the women I was talking to had serious difficulties with their moms, and each expressed the feeling that they thought that their mother didn't really like them much.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonApril 23, 2015Comment

Why Chase a Bus... or Anything Else

As I was finishing a meeting downtown one morning, I checked the DC NextBus iphone app and saw that a bus was arriving at my stop in just seven minutes.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonMarch 6, 2015 Comments

How to Wake Up.... or 80% Enlightened

This morning, like most mornings, my husband’s iphone alarm went off at 4:00 am. He promptly turned it off. Around 5:00 am, our sunrise clock began to glow, but neither one of us noticed.

Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonFebruary 16, 2015 Comment

This is It

Difficulties & Loss, Mindfulness, Self-CareAnnie MahonNovember 17, 2014 Comments

Sore Toes

Last week I had an argument with my partner, to whom I've been married for 26 years. I was showing him around my new office space, and he made a joke about it.

Mindfulness, Self-Care, RelationshipsAnnie MahonSeptember 19, 2014 Comments