It's hard to know where you are in the general flow of the world sometimes. There are days that just go easily, and others, like today, where I'm brought up short and I don't know why. I don't know whether I've brought this upon myself. There wasn't much going wrong, but things didn't flow. For... Continue Reading →
Find a Hero
The world is missing the good sort of heroes these days. I had a few in the past, people who who stood up for others, worked with integrity in difficult situations, or used whatever fame or talent they had to further kindness in the world. There are always a few, working quietly, but they don't... Continue Reading →
Gentle Giants
Last weekend, I went up to climb near the St. Bernard pass, where that breed of dogs came from. I could see four dogs in a kennel back behind our lodgings and got curious about the breed, so here's what I learned: They were smaller in the past. It's only been the last two hundred... Continue Reading →
It Only Takes Ten Minutes
I'm going to tell the tiny audience that reads this blog about something I don't tell everyone. I meditate nearly every morning for about ten minutes. I don't tell anyone because for "real" meditators, ten minutes is nothing and a bit ridiculous to talk about. For those who don't meditate at all, it makes me... Continue Reading →