• breaking tradition

    Breaking with Tradition

    The day after Labor Day when, for most of us, we return to work we dislike. Telling, isn’t it, that a majority of heart attacks occur on Mondays, the day that our labors begin,…

    September 4, 2018
  • Hummingbird

    A Quest to Love

    Today’s post is spurred by something written by Thich Nhat Hanh on the subject of love. His statement, printed below, brought to mind experiences from a New Mexico vision quest almost exactly 11 years…

    August 23, 2018
  • Question Everything

    Comedian-sage George Carlin had a bit where he advised parents to encourage their kids to question everything. “Kids have to be warned that there is bullshit coming down the road,” said Carlin. “That’s the…

    August 1, 2018
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    Leave the World Alone

    If my own life experience is any kind of indication, we live in a constant state of mental comparison to others. As in, how do I measure up in the estimation of my parents…

    June 19, 2018
  • God Experiment

    The God Experiment

    What I call the God Experiment is an eye-opening adventure you won’t soon forget. For 24 hours, transform everything around you into God. Replace every label and concept you have for people, places, and…

    May 8, 2018
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    Life: The Great Humbler

    Over the previous month life leveled me. Again. And then again. The reasons why are unimportant – far too often I’ve gotten lost in the symptoms behind the suffering and missed the message, the…

    May 2, 2018