Appreciating Life
The art of appreciating life is seldom practiced. I suspect this is so because appreciation…
How to Communicate Better Using Dialogue
Communicate Better: Dialogue is a tool for self-exploration. It’s not a way to get others…
Fearless Living — 7 Tips
The Dance of Shadow and Light
The Dance of Shadow and Light is where the juice is. Here, we discover the…
Better relating — 6 Ideas
The Relationship Tango
The relationship tango — the purpose of a relationship is the personal growth of both…
Nothing is Apparent
Synopsis: Nothing is Apparent to anyone else, and most stuff isn’t even apparent to you!…
10 Quick Examples of Zen Living
Zen and Being Yourself
Synopsis: zen and being yourself — reality is that which is right in front of…
On Finding Your Flexibility
Finding Your Flexibility — Some years ago, the Worker’s Compensation Board in Ontario invited me…
5 Communication Tips
5 Communication tips — when couples have issues, the reason, almost 100% of the time,…
On Just Sitting
Just Sitting — a way of doing meditation that needs nothing. NO counting breaths,…
Learn Meditation for Difficult Times
Learn Meditation–a skill and a practice that we talk about a lot. It’s in my…
Cling Static
We get cling static whenever we find ourselves grasping onto something (or pushing it away–in…
A New Model for Relating
In order to have a better relationship, you have to change how you are doing…
Tools for Relating — Having the Best Relationship Ever
Tools for Relating — it’s not enough to have some knowledge about relationships… you need…
Having the Best Relationship Ever
Having the Best Relationship Ever — a look at what’s behind my book, The. Best.…
The Power of Wise Intention
Wise Intention is the bedrock of both elegant communication and grounded living. This topic is…
Dropping Arrogance
Today, we’re using a familiar Zen story to help us to see ways for dropping…
Learning to be Ordinary
Learning to be Ordinary — being ordinary is not boring. It’s using our selves fully,…
The Straightjacket of Delusion
The Straightjacket of Delusion is a funny thing. You only notice it when it’s pointed…
Zen Principles
Zen Principles to Help You Live Life Better This article was greatly expanded upon in…
Ideas for Zen Living: 12 Presence Presents
When you’re a Zen Guy like me, you’re constantly thinking about, (and trying to enact)…
Learning to Live in Growing Orbits
Let an expert take you by the hand and teach you how to Live in…