Cristina Spencer

I believe that savoring, deeply enjoying what you have when you have it, may be one of the highest forms of gratitude practice.

May 25, 2012 "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." --Eleanor Roosevelt

May 12, 2012 "It's a little bit of attention paid to yourself so you can give all the rest of your attention away."   ...

May 11, 2012 "The Buddhist teachings also say that the seeds of our present day actions will bear fruit hundreds of years from n...

Friday May 4th, 2012 "Oh good scholar, I say to myself, how can you help but grow wise with such teachings as these--the untrimm...

Friday April 27, 2012 "I’ve heard it said that every day you need half an hour of quiet time for yourself, or your Self, unless...

"In one of the first teachings I ever heard, the teacher said, 'I don't know why you came here, but I want to tell you right no...

Here is one of the heartbreaking things motherhood has taught me. There are things I will miss. When my first daughter was born, I found it...