Whole Being-Focussed as compared to scattered
Focussed as compared to scattered — You ever watch people walking along while texting? That’s…
On Resisting the Urge to Give Up
On Resisting the Urge to Give Up — the world we see is the one…
On Cleaning Out the Blame Game
Cleaning Out the Blame Game–There’s nothing particularly helpful about blame. And yet, it seems our…
On Not Being You
On not being you — of course you’re you. But only in one sense. Mostly…
On the Tao of Relating
the tao of relating — learning to be clear, to be honest, and to be…
On Change and Choice
Change and choice are not the same. One is possible… the other is not.
On Being Yourself
On Being Your–you are exactly and only who you are–including what you discover about yourself–the…
On Being Whole
On Being Whole — it’s natural to segment ourselves, but that doesn’t make it helpful.…
On Being Seen
On Being Seen — it takes a bit of effort to watch ourselves story-making, and…
On Being Connected
On being connected: it’s tricky, relating without judging. It takes effort and presence.
Zen and Simple Presence
Zen and Simple Presence — waking up is not all that hard to do, but…
Zen and Emotional Balance
Zen and Emotional Balance–there’s nothing “Zen” about blocking emotions. In fact, Zen is all about…
Zen and Karma
Zen and Karma — karma is not a system of rewards and punishments, or even…
Zen and Clinging
Zen and Clinging — Clinging is what causes suffering, or so said the Buddha. This…
Zen and Innocence
Zen and Innocence — finding a place of childlike innocence allows us to interact with…
Zen and Clarity
Zen and Clarity — learning to see clearly is key to creating peace and focus.…
Recharging and De-cluttering for 2024
Recharging and De-cluttering — 10 Ways to Make 2024 a Year filled with promise and…
Blue Xmas
Blue Xmas — The holiday season is a high stress time, due to our inability…
Zen for the Holidays — 10 Tips
Zen for the Holidays is a collection of hints and tips for dialing down the…
Zen 101 — Self-Responsibility
Self-responsibility is hard, as we live in a time when blame is much more popular.…
Zen 101 — More Zen Ideas
Zen Concepts — learning to act on our beliefs as opposed to just spouting them…
Zen 101 — Essential Zen Lessons
Essential Zen Lessons — Coming into presence is the key focus of Zen, and is…
Real Relating — Discover Yourself
On Real Relating — Discover Yourself — relating is a forum where we get to experiment…
Real Relating — Finding YourSELF
Real Relating — I Wasn’t Going to do This
Real Relating — I Wasn’t Going to Do This — learning to work through emotions…