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Mindfulness in everyday life.

Joy Jordan
September 23, 2019

Inspiration Found

Joy Jordan
September 23, 2019
Inspiration Found

The weekend weather was gloomy. I didn’t sleep well last night. And this is the 4-year anniversary of the day I learned my mom would die. It’s a strangely vibrant yet also unsettling time. We officially enter fall, which is the season of grief, according to Chinese medicine.

Tagged: hope, mindfulness, compassion, prisonstories

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Joy Jordan
September 2, 2019

A Trip to the Emergency Room

Joy Jordan
September 2, 2019
A Trip to the Emergency Room

I love doing yard work. It’s a chance to be outside, move my body, and connect with nature. My many garden beds bring me joy. Gardening is a wonderful mindfulness practice. Yet I’m equally happy to mow lawn, clean brush, and trim hedges. On Saturday, while Mark raced his sailboat on Long Lake, I embarked on an afternoon of yard work.

Tagged: kindness, compassion, community, life

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Joy Jordan
August 26, 2019

The Messiness of Life

Joy Jordan
August 26, 2019
The Messiness of Life

On Saturday, I completed an 8-mile, 25-obstacle Tough Mudder race. My team consisted of people I love: my niblings EJ and Mandy, and my close friend Steph. Our support crew included more people I love: Mark, my dad, and my sister Jenny. It was a love mud-fest!

Tagged: community, trust, love, life

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Joy Jordan
August 22, 2019

Pause to Connect

Joy Jordan
August 22, 2019
Pause to Connect

Two weeks ago, I asked for your help: Tell me how and why my prison stories inspire you. You, my FB followers, and my Y meditation class shared beautiful, wholehearted words. I entered prison Monday with two pages of genuine well-wishes from the “streets.”

Tagged: kindness, compassion, pause, connection, community, prisonstories

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Joy Jordan
August 7, 2019

Extending the Circle of Compassion

Joy Jordan
August 7, 2019
Extending the Circle of Compassion

On Monday, I co-led a meditation retreat in Oshkosh prison. Our mindfulness group met for extended practice, all members staying the whole 2.5 hours, deepening their awareness, feeling vulnerable yet safe, and practicing peace.

Tagged: compassion, meditation, mindfulness, community, prisonstories

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