Beth’s Substack

Do We Have Free Will?

A Buddhist Point of View

Dec 30, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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CONTEMPLATING A MESSAGE ON A TEABAG

The Truth of Fear

Dec 18, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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November 2025

Post-surgery Report:

What a difference!

Nov 5, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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October 2025

Anticipation

Letting Go of Hope and Fear

Oct 24, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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September 2025

The Murder of Charlie Kirk and its Aftermath: Processing My Anger

As a Buddhist psychotherapist, I have found that anger, when fully processed, subsides and transforms into fear or sadness or results in insight leading…

Sep 16, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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August 2025

March 2025

REFLECTIONS ON A REFLECTION

A boat reflecting in the water.

Mar 14, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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February 2025

FROM SHOCK TO ACCEPTING MY PRESENT REALITY WITH EQUANIMITY

Equanimity: The "Secret Sauce" of Mindfulness

Feb 27, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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Acknowledging Grief Spikes

I have been particularly out of sorts recently.

Feb 13, 2025 • Beth Patterson

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December 2024

Envisioning My Next Shoulder Surgery…As a Good Thing!

A plate and twelve screws have held my fragile bones and tendons in place so they could heal. It feels like there’s a metal alien inside me. As I…

Dec 25, 2024 • Beth Patterson

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November 2024

11/1- The first of November: A Change of the Seasons of Life

Every November, I feel the change of seasons - from the vibrancy of Summer with its sun and flowers, to Autumn, with leaves taking one last glorious…

Nov 3, 2024 • Beth Patterson

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October 2024