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 — Finding YourSELF — Most people enter relationships either for what the other…
Real Relating — I Wasn’t Going to do This
Real Relating — I Wasn’t Going to Do This — learning to work through emotions…
Real Relating — Relating 101
Relating 101 — learning to let go of the past and the future is key…
Real Relating — Some Thoughts on Relating
Some Thoughts on Relating — it’s never a power struggle… it’s learning to see, hear,…
Passion, Ego and Charge
Passion, Ego, and Charge — Because we are conditioned, we view most things through the…
Fearless Exploration of the Void
Synopsis: Only through fearless exploration of the void can we come to terms with and…
The Courage to be Happy
Given society’s propensity to think that ‘love’ should = happiness, it’s a brave thing indeed…
Examining Your Premise
Examining Your Premise — your beliefs underlie everything you think and do — and most…
Never wait for another to “make you happy”
Nothing, including happiness, comes from the outside, so, never wait for another to make you…