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I was so nervous and excited the first time I went to Zen Mountain Monastery! After the meditation and dharma talk, there was the more challenging activity of lunch. So many people, it was easy to not find a place in it all. Did I sit next to him or ...
I was surprised to learn, many years later, that Noah’s Ark wasn’t a popular imaginary play theme. In fact, I’ve not met anyone who was so dedicated as I to being a child Savoir during The Great Flood. Having recognized early on that I am in fact from The Land ...
My work is my life. I’ve always been bent towards psychology and spirituality, with an undeniable thirst to honestly know myself. Initially that presented as a need to figure out what was wrong with me! That harsh judgmentalist has largely subsided, though still peaks her head from time to time. ...
I returned to a place I had been. A dark, stoney room—cold and eerie and familiar. Later I thought it must be terrifying. Before me were three seats where the Judges had perched. Two seats vacated moments before, only the center held. He peered at me with beady, black eyes—cut ...
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that response from people. Their minds are too busy, their bodies too restless. Too much anxiety and stress, too apprehensive to simply be still and do nothing. Trying too hard to do it right and feeling they’re getting it all wrong. ...
We all know them. We may live or work with them. We may have dated or even married them. We may even count them among our closest friends. They’re often intelligent and attractive, humorous and talented, so their cold-heartedness may not be immediately obvious. We make excuses for them, giving ...