“Time is the most valuable thing that a man can spend.” – Diogenes I finally got around to refinancing the … More
Author: houseofteresa
Learning Non-Attachment at the Swimming Pool
I’ve been thinking about how contradictory life can feel, specifically about knowing when to hold on to something and when … More
Rebirth
Approaching the first day of spring, I think about how we are entering a new season in so many ways. … More
Birthday Wishes
When you are young, birthdays are milestones. Becoming a toddler. Finally in school. Teenager. Sweet Sixteen. Voting age. Drinking age. … More
Clinging
It’s February, my birthday month. This will be the last year of my thirties, which somehow managed to be one … More
A New Year
Happy New Year, everyone! Another year came to a close, another winter break over. The kids and I didn’t do … More
Three-Letter Word
The other day I was driving to pick up my curbside order of groceries and it hit me that I … More
Thanksgiving Cast Away
I was finishing the last of Thanksgiving dinner clean-up when I called my grandmother. She lives two hours away, and … More
Lessons from Kindergarten Zoom
One day, the kindergarteners were being tested over Zoom. It was loud. So-and-so’s family didn’t read the email and couldn’t … More
Tiny Story on World Kindness Day 2020
I was thinking about this older lady named Dorothy, who used to pack us Japanese food after temple service in … More