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An Occasional Blog on Mindfulness, Politics and Life


Warm Winter Evening
February 27, 2023 At last the days are long enough to take a short walk around the farm after dinner. I walk out and see the sun go...

Cedar Koons
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Reclaim Your Mind
Is 2023 the year you'll lose weight, stop drinking, exercise more or pay off your debts? Will it be the year you begin to feel happier...

Cedar Koons
Dec 31, 20223 min read
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Winter Solstice Meditation
The days are short, the nights are long. Most places in the northern hemisphere it is very cold and getting colder. Many of us are...

Cedar Koons
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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The Mind of Thanksgiving
November 18, 2022 The long harvest is finished. The garden is laid by under its blanket of vetch and clover. The hens go to roost early...

Cedar Koons
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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Gaining Perspective
Recently I spoke with my teacher, Prem Rawat, at five day event I attended in Australia. Standing up to the microphone my intention was...

Cedar Koons
Sep 28, 20223 min read
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No Wonder We're Crazy
When I was born in November 1950 there were 2.5 billion people on Earth. In November of 2022 the total world population will hit 8...

Cedar Koons
Aug 18, 20222 min read
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Murder at a Zen Retreat? Yikes!
This week my second book and first novel had its official release. It’s called Murder at Sleeping Tiger and appears under a pen name, C....

Cedar Koons
Jun 21, 20223 min read
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Abortion Story
In 1968 I was a senior at a Catholic high school for girls. I was also exploring what it meant to be a girl, including my sexuality. ...

Cedar Koons
May 5, 20224 min read
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Bewildered
One afternoon about three weeks ago I received a call from Bob, the master carpenter who helped to build our house fourteen years ago and...

Cedar Koons
Apr 19, 20223 min read
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War and Peace
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is the largest of its kind in Europe since World War II. It is an unprovoked war of choice, like the...

Cedar Koons
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Looking for a good book? Check this out--
Hear Yourself How to Find Peace in a Noisy World by Prem Rawat is a resource for people who want to experience self-knowledge in these...

Cedar Koons
Nov 10, 20211 min read
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A Blind Cat Who Loves Life
Last July, over a space of about a week, our seventeen year old cat, Natalie, went blind. Her veterinarian said the blindness was the...

Cedar Koons
Oct 5, 20213 min read
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Acknowledging Existential Dread
Do you ever awaken in the night afraid? Every human life has its’ share of dread. We all fear sickness, financial ruin, the loss of loved...

Cedar Koons
Jul 6, 20213 min read
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Mindfully Transitioning Back to the Workplace
If you are one of the lucky people who was able to work from home for the past fifteen months you are now likely to find yourself called...

Cedar Koons
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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Mindfulness, Politics and Turmoil
Many of us have experienced the time between the November 3rd election and today as borderline traumatic. Against the background of a...

Cedar Koons
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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The Pandemic Retreat
It's hard to believe it sometimes, but we will get through this time of forced solitude. It's certain. The pandemic, like all other...

Cedar Koons
Nov 30, 20202 min read
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Mindfulness to Racism, Discrimination and Hatred
My inventory of internalized racism continues. I admit I’d like to put it all aside and focus on something easier to contemplate such...

Cedar Koons
Jul 5, 20202 min read
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We Must Take Fearless Inventory
Seeing the life go out of George Floyd's face while a white policeman, hand in his pocket, knelt nonchalantly on his neck, was a wake up...

Cedar Koons
Jun 7, 20203 min read
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Don't Miss Out on Spring!
Don’t Miss out on Spring T. S. Eliot wrote, "April is the cruelest month" because spring reminded him of loss and grief. This year...

Cedar Koons
Apr 26, 20202 min read
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Lessons on Impermanence from the Pandemic
by Kathryn Patrick, LCSW, Guest Contributor I am pleased to post this contribution from my colleague Kathryn Patrick, a LBC certified DBT...

Cedar Koons
Apr 20, 20204 min read
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