Mar 6Be Safe, Be FreeBamboo is safely rooted in the Earth and free to flow in the wind; it is safe and free. Be bamboo in the wind. The ocean is made of individual drops of water but is one living, flowing powerful thing. Be drops that are part of the ocean. Be safe…Philosophy1 min readPhilosophy1 min read
Feb 13Member-onlyWhat’s Love got to do with it?When you have a messed up knee, do you say, “I have a bad knee”? Do you think, or say, “I have a bad back”? Your knee and back may be causing you pain because they are in need of repair, but they are not bad. It’s a lot easier…Noviolence4 min readNoviolence4 min read
Jan 4Endless Projections of RealityHow many of you do you see in a mirror? You see exactly one copy, even thought the light is reflecting images of you at other angles. That is to say, if someone were to look at that mirror from a different angle, they may see a different reflection of…Ocd2 min readOcd2 min read
Dec 7, 2022That is YouOn the one hand, we are not our bodies or our minds. On the other hand, we are everything, including our bodies and our minds. Here’s a poem that popped into my head after I spent a meditation trying to block out all unwanted thoughts and sounds. That truck rumbling That missing carburetor revving That ceaseless airplane rumble That interferes with your meditation About being aware of your true selfPoem1 min readPoem1 min read
Nov 3, 2022Who Are You?You are not your name; if you change your name you will still be you. You don’t become someone else when you change your job, so you are not your job. You are not your hobbies, likes or interests; it’s likely that those have changed since childhood, without eliminating you…Ocd3 min readOcd3 min read
Oct 16, 2022Member-onlyEmbracing Discomfort for GrowthYou can do yoga for years without pushing yourself, like I did, and not really gain any flexibility. I always backed off at any discomfort. I took full advantage when instructors would reassure us that we could always just rest in child pose. …Growth And Development2 min readGrowth And Development2 min read
Oct 6, 2022PoemsyYou can’t take a break from a break Hey hey hey ho ho ho I cannot come If I do not go Ho ho ho hey hey hey I cannot leave If I do not stay You can’t take a break from a break You can’t wake up From being awake Silence turns sound into notes A song that is sung Won’t be stuck in your throat But a song without end Is just background noise You can’t hold a thing Without holding a void Frowning forever Lets in no sorrow Before I give back I need to borrowPoem1 min readPoem1 min read
Sep 15, 2022Member-onlyGo with the FlowI just experienced a perfect day. It wasn’t that anything remarkable happened. What made the day feel perfect was that I wasn’t struggling against it; I was part of it. This is the key to happiness. “Go with the flow” doesn’t mean to lack agency or to be unmoored in…Flow4 min readFlow4 min read
Sep 1, 2022a leaf, a treeWe are the leaves of a tree that spans the entire universe. Our bodies, like leaves, serve their purpose and fall off the tree but the energy that brought life to us remains. So what is the true, essential essence of you? Is it the vessel or the content? Some…Spirituality2 min readSpirituality2 min read
Aug 16, 2022Member-onlyThe Balance Between Negative and Positive Feelings“Stop talking about the things that are bothering you so much.” ―Esther Hicks “Buddhism teaches us not to try to run away from suffering. You have to confront suffering. You have to look deeply into the nature of suffering in order to recognize its cause, the making of the suffering.” …Psychology3 min readPsychology3 min read
