New Blog
For the past year, I’ve been working on a manuscript for a book. It hasn’t gone well.The original idea was to tell the world about my life’s journey, what I’ve learned from my mistakes and triumphs,...
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Consumerism and Happiness
Having been born in the 1950’s, and having grown up in a time when consumerism was fashionable, I spent much of my life viewing success as monetary and material. We were told to work hard in pursuit...
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Self Love
I recently read an article by Jack Kornfield on the subject of introducing mindfulness meditation to America. “…….(in the West) we encounter a lot of intense, striving ambition, and a lot of...
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Mindful Journey
The realization that I needed to pay more attention began shortly after I retired from my job in June 2012. In the days after leaving my job (CFO at the local Career Tech School), I stayed busy with...
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God and Religion
Two things we never talk about; religion and politics. The subject of religion has been known to cause some heated exchanges. Belief systems about God are strong. They stir emotions. Moreover, I’m...
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5 Ways I've Learned from Non-Judgment
I first began my daily meditation practice a couple of years ago. In the beginning, I found it difficult to slow my mind down and to find the “gap” between my thoughts. I had what some refer to as...
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Crossing the Moat
Pope Francis is as much a spiritual leader as he is a religious leader. That being said let me make the distinction between the two.Fellow blogger Steve Albert often discusses religious issues with...
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I journalized this as it is something I’ve not experienced before. It was profound and tremendously compelling (no, I wasn’t drunk or high!). I won’t even tell you when it happened because that part...
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Great video by Jack Kornfield about patience, the present moment, and gratitude. Thanks to Louie Schwartzberg and his website, Gratitude Revealed.
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The Chasm of Emptiness
Somewhere between your material self and your spiritual self is emptiness. Those of us on a spiritual journey experience emptiness on our path to enlightenment.One of the mainstays of Buddhist...
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