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Mindfulness for the Legal Mind: a 10-minute talk plus 10 minutes of guided meditation. A brief refuge. The musings of a long-time lawyer, law professor, and mindfulness geek on lawyering from a mindful perspective. Tools to cultivate more joy, ease, and wellbeing in this crazy profession. Ideas to become even better at what you do, and save the world. A few minutes of peace every week, which you definitely deserve.
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1 Signaling Safety with Mindful Communication 19:03
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSignaling that we’re mindful, whether we’re speaking, writing, posting, or messaging, is simple. There’s no lying, denying, or blame. There’s no harm done. We’re remembering that what we say and do, matters. We’re not gossiping, just sharing what’s needed. And everything we say is kind. It’s simple, but maybe not easy. If it were, I feel like more of us would be mindful, whether we’re talking to friends or planning a campaign. It’s not easy, but it seems to me like a better standard of care, and a better Signal to the world, than the one we have now.…
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What is an appropriate response when I get something I don’t want, or don’t get what I do want? Bully the person I “think” is responsible? Chastise, criticize, frighten, and ruin them I’m following the Chief Justice and going with no. At least from a mindfulness perspective - and I’m guessing this is obvious: it’s the age-old processes of listening patiently and with compassion, remembering we’re all in this together, and then making choices that don’t cause any harm, no matter how disappointing the moment. Or to make it even simpler, and as Justice Roberts said, file an appeal.…
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I don’t know what we can do in this moment except stay in the boat, and when we get tossed into the ocean, grab the hull and crawl back inside to safety. That’s how it feels to me right now. But I wonder if there’s another way to safety. Maybe it’s too odd of an idea, but what if we could create peace in the middle of chaos, by wishing everyone well. Not as a discernment practice (you deserve my well-wishes, you don’t) but by weaving a great cloak to wrap up into and protect ourselves with, and protect everyone else, too? Maybe it’s a cloak of peace. Maybe it’s one of love. Maybe it’s a cloak of blessings, like the great poet John O’Donohue once wrote. I feel like I could use a blessing right now. Couldn’t you?…
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Emotions are running high. Western mindfulness, quoting Rumi, says, ill will, anger, even hate: “Welcome and entertain them all….They may be clearing us out for some new delight.” The ancient mindfulness texts aren’t as big on this. They say, the path to liberation is to abandon ill will. Give it up! Let it go as if it’s burning your hand – because it is. Rumi sounds like a good, careful, idea. Letting go sounds even better, but a whole lot more radical. Dr. King said, when you’re right, you can’t be too radical. What if the texts are right? What would happen if we took Dr. King’s advice?…
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If breath is the focus, the anchor, refuge from an uncertain world, then maybe love is the antidote. I’m not saying I know much about love other than that it feels absent in so many places, and crucial in even more. I do know that love isn’t about two (or three or four) humans and our stary-eyed moments. It's about finding some way to keep our hearts open, available, and un-barnacled. It's about going down into the deep, to the belly of this remarkable vessel we call home, and ever so gently and lovingly scraping and prying off the detritus until the old, varnished, and luminous hull shines through.…
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I’m wondering about patience these days: accepting that things are what they are. I’ve studied and tried to practice that kind of patience with friends and family and colleagues and students and the everyday vicissitudes of life, and even with myself. And all of that’s one thing. But then there’s the news. And Anthony Romero’s suggestion (he runs the ACLU) that if all else fails, “we may have to shut down the country.” If patience is about accepting how things are, is it also about waiting to see if all else fails? And about shutting down the country if it does? The Dalai Lama says patience puts us in a stronger position to judge an appropriately nonviolent response. That sounds so wise, to me. But so does Mr. Romero.…
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This isn’t a moment when I can pay attention all the time: sometimes I just need to turn away, or walk away. But whether I’m engaged or disengaged, wisdom and love have their place. The question I’m working with is, how do I meet each moment with three wise intentions: to let go of wanting things to be different, because right now, they just are how they are; to be kind and loving, no matter what; and to have compassion for the wild cast of characters living on, and running, the planet right now. I wish I had any answers but at least that’s the inquiry right now. So, happy Valentine’s Day. ♥️ The classical invitation is to send some love to the beings you love. That’s an easy one to accept. And here’s another invitation, maybe not as easy: send some love – not flowers or chocolate but secretly, just in your own heart, or practice – to someone you could never imagine loving, ever. And see how it goes.…
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When I think of faith, it’s often faith in someone or something. But these days I’m thinking of faith in terms of believing that if I keep practicing, and we all keep practicing, then we’ll know the appropriate response, meaning, the right thing to say or do. The right thing in our day-to-day lives, for sure. But also the right thing in a bigger sense. In other words, faith that all of this sitting in silence and filling the space with kindness, will give us the wisdom to know the appropriate response, if the courts go sideways or we’re in danger of losing the Republic entirely – a Republic, said Benjamin Franklin, if we can keep it.…
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I have these moments when I feel like I should be doing more. Or at least doing something. But right now I’m not sure what to do, or how, or when. So instead, right now, for now, I’m taking care of myself. I’m practicing, I’m spending time in nature, I’m spending time with friends and family and the puppy. Doing less. Resting up. Taking refuge. But there will come a time when what to do, and how, and when, will become clear. And when that time comes – when there’s a crack and the light starts to get in - I plan to be rested and resourced and ready. I hope you do, too.…
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There are two ways I can see to relate to the world right now, if this is a moment that feels distressful. One is to be bothered by the world and also by the distress, and to work from that perspective… possibly with success, but also with dismay, disapproval, disdain. The other is to not be bothered by anything, not even distress, and to be kind to ourselves and everyone else, remembering that it’s possible to welcome everything and still fight with every ounce of our being for love, and justice, and peace.…
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1 The Bigger the Space, the Easier it is to Care 21:48
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedI care, and then I turn away. I get busy, or I lose interest, or the crisis stops affecting me directly or never did, and I let my attention slip away. I’m being honest, but I’m not glad about it, because what I really want is to keep my heart open, and keep my attention focused on whoever I can support. Not by losing myself or getting overwhelmed or letting my own wellbeing slip, but by creating enough space in my heart and mind to remember that caring for others and caring for myself are not different, not separate.…
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I feel like I spend a lot of time – too much time – thinking I understand. Maybe we all do, even when we know everyone’s understandings are different. At the same time I think most of us know there’s a lot we can’t see. It feels helpful to keep that in mind, and to keep an open, “don’t know” mind, and be learning and surprised by each moment. Because even when the surprises aren’t good, at least we know that any moment now, there’ll be a new moment, or a new perspective, or a new way of seeing, or a new message, or even a new messenger.…
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We could say that, depending on our political beliefs, beliefs about climate emergency, relationships to inequity, inner and outer resources, and what comes our way, our 2025 theme – the quality of heart and mind we’ll be working with and cultivating - is a forgone conclusion. But what if we don’t say that? What if we chose our theme, intentionally and regardless? Decide that this year our theme will be patience, for example, or connection, or enough-ness? What if each of us takes some time, and some breaths, and looks inside at whatever it is that we value, and want to work with, and work on, and then chooses that as our theme for the new year, no matter what comes our way?…
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Because there is always faith. It might be faith in our abilities. It might be faith in the wisdom that’s available to us every once in a while. It might be faith in cause and effect: the way that, when we express frustration, no one is happy, and when we express love, people care. Or it might be faith that the earth will take care of herself, No matter what we humans cook up, or, if that’s too big, that this day will dawn, or if even that’s too big, that, when we breathe in, in the next moment, no matter what else happens, we’ll breathe out.…
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Sometimes I naturally notice the calm and peacefulness of the closing of the year. More often there’s so much going on, either in my own life or around me, that I feel restless, worried, a kind of agitation of body and mind that clouds my thinking and makes it difficult to settle. For me the thing that helps most is creating space: space to breath, in the middle of a busy day, time for a walk, indoors and out (especially out, no matter how freezing). There’s something about being in nature, no matter how postage-stamp-sized the place, that eases my worried mind (thanks, Eric Clapton). I hope you can be outside this next week, even a little. I hope you can breathe some crisp, clean, air, and take in the wondrousness of nature, even as she sleeps. If you’re feeling restless or worried, I hope it eases your worried mind.…
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