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I was sitting beside one of my favorite places to meditate when a homemade little raft with a great big heart simply sailed into view. Down the hill from our mountain home, across Skyline Boulevard and down Ward Road, is Jikoji Zen Buddhist Center. I first discovered Jikoji years ago when I was looking for places to hike with my corgis, Toby and Piper. I wandered down the road, found this little Zen Buddhist community tucked into the mountains, and over the years it became pa

A basket marked “Help Yourself” held more than fresh vegetables. One tomato carried me back 65 years.Almost every time I go to Pilates, there is a basket of fresh vegetables waiting by the front desk. Almost every time I go to Pilates, there is a basket of fresh vegetables waiting by the front desk. They are clearly homegrown. Odd shapes, wonderful colors, tomatoes that look like tomatoes instead of something manufactured to survive a grocery-store shelf. And tucked into the

I lost my bandana on Friday. After a busy weekend, I was back to the same trail on Monday, where someone I’ll probably never meet had made sure it was waiting for me. After a week of thinking about how far our own small acts of kindness might travel, I found myself on the receiving end of one. I had been hiking on Friday and apparently lost my bandana somewhere along the way. I didn’t even realize it was missing. Then on Monday, halfway through another hike, I reached for my