
Are we there yet???
Oh, that perennial question: Are we there yet? No. No, we are not there yet. Of all the life lessons we have to learn, this is among the...


Go outside
I've often said here that we are -- you are -- nature. Nature isn't something separate from us, something we view from an external...


A primer on mindfulness
In preparation to present the topic of mindfulness to a group of young adults this week, I thought it might be useful to revisit some of...


Be fresh! Be you!
I admit it, I love bread. Bread has basically four ingredients: flour, yeast, water and salt. That's it! Of course there are many types...


Expanding the space in between
I've been thinking a lot lately about how binary we are -- in so many areas of life. In politics: Democrat or Republican. Conservative or...


The more things change...
One of the constant themes in our household is wondering how people did things, built things, discovered things back in the day. Do you...


Seeing more clearly, without judgment or delusion
Still reading Why Buddhism Is True, by Robert Wright. And there's lots to think about. In Chapter 5, he states "The Buddha believed that...


What is true? Really true....?
In Why Buddhism Is True, Robert Wright posits that "one of the things that's most lacking in the world is not emotional empathy, it's...


No one is rejected
The labyrinth I mentioned last week is done. It's at NCC in Norwalk. If you're in the neighborhood, I suggest you go there and walk it....


Le'go my ego!
Some musings on the ego. So, this weekend, I moved into a new demographic known as senior citizen. No longer will I check the 50-64 box....