What can you do right now to make a positive difference?
What can I do? I can breathe. I inhale deeply, slowly, and when I think I've gone the limit, push gently against it and breathe some more. I surprise myself with how long a breath... More »
What can I do? I can breathe. I inhale deeply, slowly, and when I think I've gone the limit, push gently against it and breathe some more. I surprise myself with how long a breath... More »
Things of the past are already gone. Things yet to be, distant beyond imagining. The Way is just this moment, these words: Plum blossoms fallen; Gardenia just opening. —Ch'ing Kung img
I'm not sure. It's been such a struggle, you know. I was so looking forward to getting here. I thought I'd feel more peaceful, more myself, whatever that's supposed to mean. But now that I'm... More »
By loving them unconditionally, by being the best possible role models, by encouraging them to fly. What will our children do in the morning? Will they wake with their hearts wanting to play, the way... More »
Even with all the plans, hopes and dreams in the world, who can possibly know? Tomorrow's wind blows tomorrow. -- Koji
This morning I was in such an exalted mood, but now, at dinner-time, I’m feeling a bit on edge. I catch myself trying to explain it – oh, I waited too long to eat, blah... More »
Well, I suppose I might look back and say: Oh, I remember, that's when I wrote my six-word memoir . If I did, I might recall that it was during that period that Turtle became... More »
About grounding myself in the here/now of the present moment. From here, everything's possible. I have found that failing to acknowledge or accept where I am right now is a sure way to skew future... More »
Ego, or that part of it which lets human beings think they are superior not only to other humans of different gender, race, religion, or background, but to every other form of life; whatever it... More »
Stumbling around in the dark, trying to find the path I figured must be there somewhere. Finally seeing a light. Then, realizing that the light and the dark and the path were all part of an... More »