- An article by Jill Jepson was featuredJune 2018Lovingkindness. Compassion. Equanimity. Empathetic joy. These are the four virtues I learned about in a single lesson from a Buddhist teacher. It was so many years ago, I can no longer remember the teacher’s name, but his lesson has stayed...
See moreKristi Rydmark liked Jill Jepson's article [BREAKFAST WITH THE MUSE] What I Have Learned from Leaping Off the CliffNovember 2017Jill Jepson commented on her article [BREAKFAST WITH THE MUSE] 3 Exercises to Sharpen Your Observational IntelligenceSeptember 2016Irene Allison commented on Jill Jepson's article [BREAKFAST WITH THE MUSE] 3 Exercises to Sharpen Your Observational IntelligenceSeptember 2016An article by Jill Jepson was featuredJuly 2016If you feel scattered, frazzled, and overwhelmed, a sure cure is a practice of silence. Setting aside a regular time for silence can be challenging, but if you can find just ten minutes a day or an hour a week, silence will bring...
See moreAn article by Jill Jepson was featuredJuly 2016Advice is a tricky issue for writers. On the one hand, we need it, seek it out, and hope it will help. On the other, we sometimes resent it. Advice can save our writing, as good editors have done for me more than once, or it can lead us into writing...
See moreAn article by Jill Jepson was featuredJuly 2016Lovingkindness. Compassion. Equanimity. Empathetic joy. These are the four virtues I learned about in a single lesson from a Buddhist teacher. It was so many years ago, I can no longer remember the teacher’s name, but his lesson has stayed...
See moreAn article by Jill Jepson was featuredJuly 2016I resisted reading Marie Kondo’s best-selling book, “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.” I’m skeptical of organizing schemes. Also, “tidying up” sounds too much like housework. Yet, I kept hearing good things...
See moreAn article by Jill Jepson was featuredJuly 2016"Always fall in with what you're asked to accept.Take what is given, and make it over your way." — Robert Frost This is one of my favorite quotes, something I try (often falteringly) to adhere to. It has helped me...
See moreAn article by Jill Jepson was featuredJuly 2016I often write about criticism. Whether to listen to it or ignore it. How to manage the emotions it brings up. How to get past it. It never occurred to me that praise is also difficult to handle—not until recently, when I found myself caught...
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