I'm re-inspired this evening by the videos of Pema Chodron on Youtube. It's such a great resource. Not a replacement for meditation, but a step in quieting my mind, hopefully a prelude to meditation. I often fret about my difficulty with remembering and planting spiritual principles. It seems that kindness toward oneself is the cornerstone, because everything flows outward from there.

Being more able since last night to stay a step ahead of the fear thoughts has made a difference. What changed in one day that moved me from completely caught and tormented by fears to regaining some modest amount of skill in working with the thoughts more constructively? I don't understand the mysteries of the mind.