Impatience is a common trait, especially in Western societies where discomfort is met with little tolerance. Remember late 2020 when retail establishments began to open up, but not everyone returned to work? The frustration, long lines, and irritability were palpable. I observed this with a mix of compassion, amusement, and irritation towards the impatient ones….
I began this writing as an open treatise…which quickly turned into something much more personal. I offer this to my Meditating with the Body Community and to my extended Sangha of all those harmed by Reggie Ray/Dharma Ocean. When the teacher falls: A love letter It was only this last year that I fell in…
Yesterday and today I had a conference/training on Gambling. I thought I’m in Las Vegas, it’s free, I should go. I moved clients around and then yesterday I got in my car, got on the packed freeway and three exits later turned around and went home to spend the day in the art room. I…
May your heart be open May your words be kind May you see the face of God When you look in each others’ eyes May your feet sink down deep Into the Mother’s soil May you live into your roots And to them remain loyal May compassion be the foundation Upon which you live May…
Every morning, without fail, she put her depression and the misery of her marriage in the dryer that stood in the kitchen good only for countertop space and storing the 20 lb bag of potatoes we seemed to live on. Every morning, without fail She sang in her happy, lilting voice, “good morning, Sunshine!” as…
Last night, while I was sleeping far from you, my heart was growing bigger. I woke up this morning to find that my chest could barely contain its volume. It is growing still. I can feel its edges becoming blurry as it widens beyond the confines into blood and bone, Until every organ carries…
Everybody needs a God. Now, if you’re an atheist and that puts you on edge, read on, ‘cause there’s a place for you in here as well. The first thing we need to do in order to understand this phrase is to deconstruct the word God. Having been a born-again Christian in my youth, deconstructing…
I’ve been on the planet for a good amount of time now, and have learned quite a bit along the way. And while there is a beauty in accumulating a wad of skills and wisdom, there is also a shadow in that I can get a subtle kind of egotism around such wisdom. For example,…
Everyone has an opinion or a truth about God, spirituality, and the essence of how the whole thing works. I’m not any different in that respect…with one exception…I know that my belief system is just a belief system. It’s not the ultimate truth – it’s just one version of the truth as seen through my…
Being a parent for the first time can be a steep learning curve. We don’t quite know how to “do it right,” we lack confidence, we don’t know what our little one’s messages mean, certainly not at the beginning. Being a sort of new parent to my mother is kind of like that. I am…
