An ordinary soul’s journey towards unity.
Posted in Impermanence, Living on Jun 10th, 2011
Today I heard a story, from my wife, from her friend, of a friend.
A baby, perhaps you could say toddler, at just 14 shining months, had sadly lost its life in an accident. It was something you’d never think would happen to you – a bite of a pretzel. Just a pretzel, yet it took [...]
Posted in Impermanence, Living on Apr 21st, 2011
One of the problems that occurs when you learn to live your dharma is that at some point, things start to become OK, and your suffering starts to diminish. And while a lack of suffering seems like a great problem to have, or even problem-less, for a novice like me, it can lead you to [...]
As I spend my days toiling in my own obscurity, for some reason wishing that I could become more than what I already am, I’m confronted with an array of choices, varying from simple to complex. And even though I still struggle with my own mortality, and my own impact on this world, there is [...]
I’ve been craving simplicity.
Not just because it’s cool, or because I’m ready to travel barefoot across the world, but simply…because it feels good.
I walk through my house and find boxes that I’ve not opened in 2 moves.
I find bins I haven’t checked in years.
Every wall has a piece of furniture.
Every flat space something placed on [...]
Finding Balance
I learned a valuable lesson recently, and it’s something that could have saved me a lot of time and frustration had I learned it years ago.
Alas, there’s always room for growth, and this is one of those steps for me.
I’m a driven guy, in fact, some would say too much so.
I don’t know when [...]
Posted in Living on Feb 14th, 2010
Stop Being So Religious
What
Do sad people have in
Common?
It seems
They have all built a shrine
To the past
And often go there
And do a strange wail and
Worship.
What is the beginning of
Happiness?
It is to stop being
So religious
Like That.
From: “The Gift” – versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)
Posted in Impermanence, Living on Jan 18th, 2010
When I was a teenager, I used to spend hours in my room doing nothing but listening to music.
I’d slip on a pair of headphones, and spend the rest of the evening thinking about the world…what it meant, who I am, and where I belong. I’d think about my past, my present, and my future.
I’m proud to be who I am. I am thankful to God, The Creator, The Divine…for giving me a chance to take on this shell and learn what it was like to be human once.
There are some that teach us to feel guilty for being born in this skin. Others will have you believe we [...]
Posted in Living on Oct 25th, 2008
They Don’t Own You
I’ve written often on the topic of dreams and returning to childhood innocence, but I have been feeling like I haven’t really said everything I needed to say. Then recently, when I found a new blog called The Illumined Mind, I read a post that really touched on some things I have [...]
Posted in Hope, Impermanence, Living, News, The Knife Cutting Edge on Sep 29th, 2008
Living Your Dreams
In the last two parts of the series, I talked about eyeing the world with innocence, and keeping hope alive. In the final installment of this series, I’d like to talk about keeping your dreams alive. Now, nowhere in the manual of life does it have to say that you have to reach [...]
