The Precipice, Honoring Intentions, and Universal Grace: A Review
It has been 6 months since I wrote my last post, and not quite 2 years since I started this blog, not quite 2 years since I walked away from …
Where have all the joy bubbles gone?
Some time ago, I wrote a post about joy bubbles – small moments of wonder and appreciation at the most mundane, and yet wonderful, things. I have since learned that …
I am 14, so I have like all the time in the world.
I recently put some things on craigslist. The day that worked to meet was a day I wasn’t going to be home until rather late, and in response to my half apologetic explanation, I get from (I’ll call him) G:
It’s alright I am 14 so I have like all the time in the world
Stupid Jokes and Silly Rituals
Patient: Dr., It hurts when I do this… Dr.: Then don’t do that! It’s an old joke, I have no idea where I heard it, and its obvious truth is …
Magnetism, aka the Law of Attraction
What we resist, persists. :: Where attention goes, energy flows. These two sentences were the topic of a dharma talk at a retreat I attended about a year ago. If …
The space between the notes
A few days ago, I saw and shared a beautifully filmed video on Facebook about massage. But its loveliness is not really what struck me – Ben’s words about massage …
Be Like Water
At the end of a silent retreat I attended last year, the phrase “be like water” came into my head. In that original moment, it simply meant to choose the …
Random Rambles
It’s an interesting thing to have a blog. I don’t consider myself a terribly private person, but I don’t just broadcast to the world, either. I have a lot that …
Now what?
It’s been a reflective few days. I traveled for business, spending my days in a board room, listening to clients explain what they’ve got and what they need instead, and …
Namaste
After an early morning hour on a plane between 1 loudly unhappy toddler, in the piercing way only toddlers can be loud, 2 slightly older well-behaved children and two tired …