Revisiting beginner's mind
Shunryu Suzuki Roshi was a Japanese Zen monk who found a welcoming community in San Francisco in 1959 at the age of 55 where he founded...
Let kindness be your shadow
I know. This is taking such a long time...this Covid-19. Summer's almost over but what kind of summer was it? School is starting soon and...
The truth does not change
The venerable 80-year-old statesman and Freedom Rider John Lewis died on July 17th. His very life was exemplary of Annie Dillard's...
Spend more time looking within
The phrase "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" has been on my mind these last few days. It's from a Bible story. NOTE: I am...
What's working?
What's working? It's time to take a pause and ask yourself what's working. We are in the middle of a notable four months in world...
Pay closer attention
I’ve lived here since 1957, more or less my whole life, first on one side of town, then the other. I left at the usual time, explored the...
Today, I rested
Today, I rested. You should rest, too. We are in busy times. Our bodies are marching, our eyes are reading and seeing, our mouths are...
Shine your light bright
I have often said that darkness does not exist unto itself; it is merely the absence of light. Light is always there; truth is always...
Keep on keeping on
I got a couple of emails this week that troubled me. Since I profess to aspire to help people live with compassion for themselves and...
Don't be discouraged
I felt a little discouraged this past week. I suppose a lot of us did. We haven't had strong national leadership on the pandemic, various...
