We often believe that it is things outside of us that make us angry, but anger is something that resides in each of us. Thich Nhat Hanh describes anger as a seed that is planted deep in our unconscious. When the seed is dormant, we are at peace. But when the seed is watered and grows, it manifests in our body and in our conscious mind. We have all experienced this; it is part of the human condition. Where does anger come from? But have you ever stopped to consider what ange

Be still, stilled; silent, silenced; stopped, seated, speech-less, move-less; dropped, dropping all; surrender, surrendered, giving up, in, over; give your attention, no matter how divided, how little or small, no matter its restlessness and discover the place of fermenting and formation, the place of Spirit. For twenty minutes a day make yourself a sitting target, a sitting duck. Long enough for something else to emerge, long enough for the dust to clear, be cleared to settl