Random Linkage: Warm Hearts Edition

Sending over a little patch of sunlight your way given that much of the East Coast is about to be covered in snow Do stay safe and if you are so inclined, please donate to a local food bank to help lighten the load.

It’s quiet around these parts. Doing a lot of self care and self work. Had a little bit of nice sangha/study news that made my day and am also looking forward to a teacher who is traveling to Montreal to teach a course I’ve been quite interested in. All in all, things are chip chip cheery. So much so that I haven’t yet dug out my new SAD-busting lamp to see if that could help fight the winter blues.

Onwards to some linky goodness. What’s been hiding in my tabs and in the crevices of my RSS reader?

• Here’s a little bit of Buddhist humor that I found over on a friend’s Facebook page: “Buddhist Annoyed at Own Reincarnation.” I got a pretty good laugh out of it.
• I really enjoyed this blog post titled “The Quality of Mercy is not Strained.”
• Lose yourself in this song… and this video… Ahhhhh….

• For those of you who like me, complain about the weather, this piece in The Lion’s Roar by Pico Iyer will resonate.
• “Decency Is the Absence of Strategy” appeared in the Shambhala Times Community News Magazine and appears as part of their efforts to work with conflict that arises within their sangha. One of the things I really appreciate about the Shambhala community is their high level of organization and their aspiration to work with each other. I look forward to read more posts as a means to help in my own development, both on and off the cushion.
• Recovery 2.0’s latest online conference is just around the corner. Be sure to register if you are interested in recovery.
• Imagine my joy when I read this article (Best personal hashtag for my situation is #marriednokidstwopugs. Hojun Laura Jackson - I want to be a part of your girl gang who are gathering to contemplate these issues of birth and non birth
• Last but not leastly, one of the raddest guys out there, Miguel Chen had an article titled “Why Punk & Buddhism Beats “Us Vs. Them” featured on The Lion’s Roar. Fingers crossed we’ll see more from him in the future.