Alison Spiegel

Freelance writer. Contributing editor @tricyclemag. Past life @177milkstreet @foodandwine @TastingTable @HuffPost

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"There’s a wonderful anecdote where Ananda asks the Buddha, “Good friendship is half the spiritual life, isn’t it?” And the Buddha replies, 'It’s the whole thing.'" — @RebeccaSolnit
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"We don’t live life in general; we live life in particular ways, and it is in its particulars that life is invested with wisdom and meaning." — @ShukmanHenry #DailyDharma
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Exciting possibilities, but I’ll miss this space so much: The Rubin Will Close Its Physical Space and Become a ‘Museum Without Walls’ https://t.co/EqkneJZall via @tricyclemag

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“Instead of spending the majority of our time on self-promotion, perhaps more of us could be focusing on finding ways to form solidarity among artists or among disciplines, especially in fields where there is no single industry-wide union that protects individual creators.“

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I wrote about the soul-sucking labor of self-promotion and "audience building" that basically every artist/journalist/creative worker has to do now ... unless they are very lucky https://t.co/L3iZwizDlX

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The Buddhist Chef Wants You to Start Where You by @AlisonSpiegel

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I loved talking with Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat about storytelling and how she finds meaning in the face of impermanence. #bardo #tibetanbuddhism #artofliving #inspiredlife > https://t.co/ZAwV1RTKVX

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Right on, ⁦@chefandthef⁩ https://t.co/H87kF6aR7E

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The irony of tweeting this fun read by Marie Myung-OK Lee, author of one of my favorite books from this year: https://t.co/Tts6MmVx4o via @tricyclemag

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We have an exciting announcement: Our popular offering, Daily Dharma, is now available as an app! Set daily reminders, get a new quote every day, and collect your favorites. Learn more and download the app here: https://t.co/bVPdyTvlgw

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“For all of us who struggle ‘to stir and taste the soup’ that already sits in front of us.” https://t.co/npY8Mx6YRh

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Landed, a New Social Media App Based on Gratitude, Fosters Personal Connection https://t.co/LsmpXnwQHN via @tricyclemag

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"We think that our economy, and peoples’ standard of living, is constantly expanding, but that’s because we only measure the benefits, we don’t measure the costs." — @LewRichmond https://t.co/tL50aYnRhq

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Cool exhibit if you find yourself near Kingston, NY: https://t.co/oDqN8RQ55T via @tricyclemag

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In this excerpt from her upcoming memoir ‘This Body I Wore,’ out tomorrow, poet and essayist Diana Goetsch recounts her late-in-life gender transition while on a 12-day solo meditation retreat. https://t.co/6GFaNlIMqK

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I just learned that nickelodeon is a real word with a real meaning and not just a TV channel and now you know exactly how old I am.

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Great conversation between Ben Okri and Ruth Ozeki
(@ozekiland) on art and imagination in times of crisis happening now to close out a week of excellent live events: https://t.co/RYQ8DQNlrs. Recordings will be on Teachable... Stay tuned!

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Work Pray Code author Carolyn Chen (@workpraycode) spoke with @AlisonSpiegel for @tricyclemag about what happens when work is where Americans find their souls: https://t.co/8EESPstjbi

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Our upcoming virtual event series, The Buddhism and Ecology Summit, will explore the spiritual and psychological roots of the ecological crisis, dealing with the difficult emotions that arise, and taking meaningful action. Register today! https://t.co/JgO3AnzxmT

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“Spring sunrises invite a hopeful mood. The knowledge that the earth is growing warmer, the days fuller, is written in our bones.”
What does “spring sunrise” evoke for you? Submit a haiku with the March season to the monthly Tricycle Haiku Challenge. https://t.co/tZJ7O8i4RG