Mindful Awareness What do I want to say? I have nothing to say. What is here now to say? Life...
I'm in a long wooden hut with some other people. I don't who they are or how many. We are being attacked by wolves that are outside of the hut in the darkness.
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner...
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. – Mahatma Gandhi I have...
Warm Bodies Directed by Jonathan Levine (Lionsgate, 2013, 1 hr 37 minutes) When the Warm Bodies DVD arrived in the...
I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live...
Two of the most courageous elements missing from most business environments is the combination of vulnerability and mindfulness—at all levels, practised with intention, consistently, and wholeheartedly.
I used to change or progress in roles every few years. I’d try a new activity every fall. I typically have 2-4 books on the go. I’m outspoken, have opinions, and can easily see the bigger strategic picture, understanding how all the elements engage and rely on one another.
It is time for a pause in my teaching, which means that most of the students and I leave the lecture hall for fresh air, coffee, or cigarettes. I go to the canteen and buy a coffee.
Relationship of Aging: Evolutions of the Parent/Child Relationship
Watching parents age is tough. Watching your divorced and still single parents age is heartbreaking. Not once did it ever cross my mind when I was a child what it would be like for Mom and Dad as they aged. Needing to think about it seemed such a long time away
MINDFULLY IN LINE: How to change actions through recognition, acceptance and appreciation
Events in life tend to pull us down. Whether a tough business client, or a rough patch in a relationship, it’s challenging to be able to pull happiness out of your back pocket. This is especially the case when your mind is preoccupied with thoughts.
Excerpted from The Tao of Happiness: Stories From Chuang Tzu for Your Spiritual Journey, a collection of spiritual parables by...
On this river cruise, I expected a change of scenery and a change of pace, but not such a change...
Bondage “What holds you in bondage?” The dharma question insinuates itself into my thoughts for weeks. I hadn’t thought I...
I think something as simple as a lack of a tea bag may have altered the course of my life....
Pratyahara and pencils populate my thoughts today. Back to school, I can smell the freshly sharpened pencils—not that anyone sharpens...
What the Eyes Can’t See
From her little office, in the skyscraper where she works, she towers over the city.
When she feels crowded in, she just takes a deep breath but it doesn’t always help
Night has slowly come to an end and I can hear the call of a bird slowly beckoning to other...
SELF LOVE: Accept yourself for who you truly are
Human beings get swept up in life far too often, being carried away by its busyness and becoming overwhelmed by it all—the constant ebb and flow of our world. We try to mould ourselves to fit the gaps that life presents for us, while forgetting that we were born with everything that we need in order to thrive on this beautiful plane
SOUND THE GONG: The call to awaken
I’d like to begin by telling a story. It is a heavenly story, a heavenly history if you will. We all have our own human histories, our family’s history, our nation’s history, and the history of humanity as we know it.
SAUDADE: Existential sadness
A pastime that gives me great pleasure, and whiles away many hours, is researching and learning foreign words and phrases for which there is no direct English translation.
Excerpt from Chapter 1 of The Inner Matrix: A Guide to Transforming Your Life and Awakening Your Spirit, by Joey...
How many times have you heard the phrase,“He/she was just lucky?” Think of emotions that run through your mind when...
For many years I practiced mindfulness meditation as a Buddhist monk. For hours each day I paid careful attention to...
