Recently, I had an infuriating exchange with someone who seemed determined to think of me as a boorish ass. I know my personality can come off strong, but in this case, truly, I thought I was being light and friendly. I…
I can be pretty driven and persistent (some might say “stubborn”) in the pursuit of a potent vision. I can call forth reserves of bad-ass awesomeness when I get fired up by a project or goal. When I’m inspired…
“Religion is like a pair of shoes… Find the one that fits for you, but don’t make me wear your shoes.” — George Carlin This big weekend of Passover and Easter seems like a good time to talk about beliefs. …
Okay, ready? I’m about to encapsulate the entirety of Life into 2 stages: We embark on a journey of self-discovery and discovery of the world — asking questions, arriving at answers through our experiences of failure and success, trials and…
I had a dream in which I was standing outside in front of a looming chainlink fence with razor wire across the top. It was scary, especially because I couldn’t tell if I had been caged in or shut out.…
A koan is a Zen paradox that prompts one into limitless contemplation on the path of enlightenment. I dig koans, in part because they tend to slip away from certainty, refracting into myriad unanswerable questions, onward and deeper. For example,…
We can be, do, and have anything. This sounds audacious. It sounds incredibly bold to me even as I write it; a hundred exceptions, excuses, and complicating factors come to mind. Then I return to center and state again: we…
“God is an infinite sphere whose centre is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.” - Liber XXIV Philosophorum I’ve been thinking about how we might cultivate a greater awareness of sacred space all over the place. It is perhaps easy…
“The Mind in us, responding to us… is God speaking and God answering.” — Ernest Holmes, The Science of Mind It can be totally empowering to take on the rich responsibility of creating our lives with the full authority of…