Awash

I can’t really explain it very well. I feel like there’s a LOT going on… That in some (many?) cases I have to let things fall away… And sometimes in quite messy form, unfortunately, And yet I think I’m keeping the main priorities squared away, plates in the air, And then I wake up, mind …

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Mindset? Mindfulness

Nearly two years now, approaching two, World upside down, more than one way, Crisis demanding response, Many ways, we might say, Stark circumstances, consequences, what to do, how to play, New early morning routines, lots of thoughts in the dark, How to go forward, next steps, each day? Pit of stomach holds me back most …

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Just a Bit: Living Buddha, Living Christ; and RIP Thich Nhat Hanh

As one raised in a Christian tradition, but seemingly forever also looking beyond to connect with all of humanity, I was, am delighted to have this book as a reference, guide to some of the universal truths… …and I’m the next breath, a little tribute to Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist Zen Master, who died this …

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A Year And A Day: “The Hill We [Still] Climb”

Gonna use parts of this one over the next several weeks (and beyond) -- what an amazing piece with so many insights -- but to start let’s hear the whole thing, a year and a day since Ms. Amanda Gorman shared this vision with the world... and set the tone for the way forward, forward …

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