Archive - Mindful Letters

There Is a Still Place in the Midst of Chaos

You can return to it. Always.

Apr 7 •

Carlos Gonzalez

January 2025

Hard Times Call for Deeper Connection

Learn about the Spring Mindfulness Cohort this coming Monday, Jan 27

Jan 22 •

Carlos Gonzalez

June 2024

Reflecting on getting caught in a what's next loop and how this attitude takes me away from what matters most.

I often talk to myself aloud while I walk, drive, and do all sorts of things.

Jun 9, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

12:44

Why Should You Care About Empathy for People You Barely Know?

🙋🏽‍♀️ Why is empathy important when considering someone else's feelings or situation, especially if you don't know the person well or are unsure how…

Jun 3, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

May 2024

Is there a best time of the day to practice meditation?

A question from the meditation cohort I facilitate. The cohort is made of meditators inside a women’s prison and meditators in the free world. We come…

May 26, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

Joy and grief are one coin.

Earlier this week, I attended the graduation ceremony for the semester at the women’s prison.

May 18, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

Rumi was right. We can meet in a field beyond wrongdoing and rightdoing.

It's not easy to come by good news about prisons.

May 7, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

April 2024

So what happens when we can't imagine the future anymore? When the beach is no longer in our dreams? When dreams no longer show up?

The Weather Was So Nice This Week I Dreamed of the Beach

Apr 15, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

March 2024

As Long as I'm Alive, I Believe Any Day God Will Grant Me Freedom

One of my students at the prison mentioned the following:

Mar 16, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

How might you walk with a little more joy and lightness if you viewed your suffering as part of the human experience, not a penalty?

Introduction: An Insight

Mar 10, 2024 •

Carlos Gonzalez

December 2023

I bring you good tidings.

I write this message with Christmas music in the background while the smell of turkey and lechón in the oven, and congrí fills the house.

Dec 24, 2023 •

Carlos Gonzalez

Experience Deep Connection and Love with the Practice of Benefactor Meditation

Embarking on a Path Less Traveled

Dec 3, 2023 •

Carlos Gonzalez

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