difficult emotions

3 min read 2022-07-05 23:40:07

We Are Held by What We Cannot See

Seven in the morning. Forty-seven degrees. October 2. I’m up to my knees in sage and rabbitbrush by the wide expanse of the Summer Lake playa in

7 min read 2022-02-28 18:00:43

From time to time, Tricycle features articles from the Inquiring Mind archive. Inquiring Mind, a Buddhist journal that was in print from

7 min read 2022-02-28 18:00:43

From time to time, Tricycle features articles from the Inquiring Mind archive. Inquiring Mind, a Buddhist journal that was in print from

6 min read 2022-01-27 18:00:57

Another driver cuts you off, and you feel a surge of rage. A coworker gets the promotion you think you deserve, and waves of jealousy wash over you.

1 min read 2021-10-14 17:00:05

The newly opened Mandala Lab at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood looks at the power of difficult emotions and their

1 min read 2021-10-14 17:00:05

The newly opened Mandala Lab at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood looks at the power of difficult emotions and their

2 min read 2021-02-01 21:00:00

When I taught Comp I, I was always surprised by how many students deemed my class unnecessary. They would scoff and say, “I never write except when

5 min read 2021-01-22 21:00:00

We’ve all been through a prolonged crisis this past year. The Coronavirus pandemic has challenged the routines of even the most disciplined

4 min read 2021-01-18 21:00:00

Since the start of our first COVID-19 shutdown in DC back in March of 2020, it’s felt like everything has existed in a constant state of freefall.

4 min read 2021-01-08 23:54:57

It’s common to feel overwhelmed by difficult emotions, a sense of aloneness and separateness, or dissatisfaction with a current relationship. Being

5 min read 2021-01-05 05:47:44

Sometimes we can see our intense emotions coming, and sometimes we can’t. Emotions can build up, increasing in strength slowly. At other times,

3 min read 2020-12-12 01:50:27

Even before the global pandemic of Covid-19, it was easy to feel overwhelmed byemotions and stuck in habits that don’t nourish. Psychologist and

3 min read 2020-12-02 21:00:00

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Veena Rao. Veena Rao is the author of Purple Lotus: A Novel (She Writes Press), as well as founder,

4 min read 2020-11-16 21:00:00

The thruline for this column is motivation. I want to encourage writers to be authentic, but to also no longer make excuses for procrastination. I

5 min read 2020-10-28 05:35:05

One of the greatest challenges, even in the best of times, is developing a sense of patience and equanimity in the face of uncertainty and