Dialogs With My Teacher #59

February 10, 2011 Student: My mother is dying and there’s all sorts of interesting and tragic family stuff going on. It’s amazing and heart-breaking all at once. So my question is: how might any of us deal most constructively with the loss of a loved one? Michael:...

The Dharma of Getting Dumped

Kristin Luce offers up a great piece on one of life’s universal miseries… So here’s the humiliating truth: I was just dumped. I can’t even hate him because he did it so kindly and with such matu Take my advice: Don’t ever get into a relationship with a...

Dialogs With My Teacher #43

Here’s another installment in a series of emails that took place between Michael and one of his senior students beginning the Summer of 2009. May you find the exchange interesting and enriching. ___ November 2, 2011 (#43) Student: What is the best response to...

Encore Post – Avoidance vs. Stillness

This post was originally offered in June of 2008 as part of the book, Awake in This Life. ___ There is a difference between consciously aligning our lives from stillness and not feeling any need to get out of bed in the morning. A commitment to stillness doesn’t...

Guest Post: Letting Go of Mom

Gina Rocca has participated as an Infinite Smile member for the last three years. You can follow her on Twitter at @nicaldo. ___ My mother died on February 10. With her passing, the Universe swept through with its attentive force, rearranging life. There was a big...

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