Posts from — October 2009

Storm rages:

My cozy room:

Sun Over Marpa Point

Have been at SMC for a week, teaching a meditation retreat for writers. It’s been incredible–magical, sweet, tender, and a little nutty. As has been the weather. We’ve had sunshine and snowstorms, darkness and light… Enjoy…

Sunny first day on the mountaintop:

Our shrine room:

The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya:

Buddha hands in teaching mudra:

What it looked like when I walked out to get tea one morning:

Snow!

Snow!!

Makes me inordinately happy. Will return to posting more deeply meaningful things soon… Once I get that new rug…

Office redecoration underway. This weekend, I repainted. Should be done by tonight. To egg me on, Duncan cooked an amazing dinner last night: corn, tomato, parsley salad &  scallops in coconut milk with pineapple, scallions, and red chiles. For dessert, caramelized bananas. Unbelievable.

How was my week? I’ll tell you how my week was. Look at my office. Look at it!! Does this look like the space of a super on top of things person??

Starting to paint and redecorate office this weekend. Very exciting. Going with Benjamin Moore “Clear Skies.” Cheers to the whole concept of clear skies.

I have so much faith in change to reinvigorate and inspire. I really do. This is a chance to start fresh in all things work-related. Which is basically almost everything.

I’m getting very excited about the upcoming (January) publication of my next book. Here is an excerpt from the introduction that will give you an idea of its intention and flavor.

I would love to hear what you think I could offer on my site (discussion boards? guided meditations? free boxes of kleenex with a purchase?) that would help people coping with heartbreak.

I would love to hear your personal story of heartbreak.
First 10 stories win a free autographed copy!

More than anything, personal stories help others to heal.

So if you can, please post it in the comments section. Talk about what happened. Talk about about how you felt. Talk about what helped, what didn’t, and how you feel now. It doesn’t have to be a super redemptive story about how everything in your life is now perfect. (Although it can be!)

Just speak from your heart.

If you don’t know how to begin, start with these questions. Cut and paste this into the comments section and fill in the blanks. If you don’t know how to answer a particular question, just skip it for now. Email me if you have any questions or concerns about posting.

1. My break up occurred _______ days/months/years ago and since that time, my primary emotions have been _______, _______, and  _______ .
2. The last time I felt feelings such as these was when  _______. What I notice when I compare these two experiences is  _______.
3. The thing that has been the most difficult for me since this relationship ended is  _______.
4. When I think about our break-up, the thought or thoughts that plagues me over and over is/are  _______.
5. I feel the pain of this loss most acutely when I  _______.
6. What I miss most about our relationship is  _______.
7. What I don’t miss about our relationship is  _______.
8. The thing I regret most is  _______.
9. The unforeseen benefit of this break up is  _______.
10. If I could take him/her back right now, I would/would not and here’s why: _______.
11. The most important thing others need to know about healing a broken heart is  _______.

Without further ado, here is the excerpt.

© Susan Piver 2010