Even when my intellect and emotional life feel like they’re in tune, I still have so many old, internal, tangles in my mind. And in any given moment, those tangles can cause me to tense up, grab hold, or turn away.

My tangles were probably formed a long time ago. Daily practice helps me to see them more clearly, and to begin, slowly and playfully, to untangle them. Practice that’s oriented towards connecting with and generating good will for myself and everyone, feels especially helpful.

Which means, practicing with the notion that everyone is basically the same: that everyone wants to be safe, happy, and healthy, and to live with ease. This is no big leap, really. At some level we know it’s true. But practicing with it as a notion, keeping it front and center, training the mind to remember we’re all in this together, training the heart to remember that we’re all connected? That feels like a commitment. A playful one, if we let it be, but a commitment.

It probably won’t change the world (unless it will). But it does feel like a good way to practice, and live.