Feeling Safe?
"We tend to approach pleasurable opportunities to promote well-being and survival, and conversely avoid or withdraw from painful...
Paths to a Meaningful Life
Three main paths, according to neurologist, psychiatrist, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl: 1) "creating a work or by doing a deed"; 2)...
Discomfort, Drowsiness, & Frustration
“Until you have at least a moderate degree of stability, ‘mindfulness practice’ will consist mostly of mind-wandering, physical...
Commitment to: Depth or Distraction?
“Commitment is a profound decision to take our own journey and spiritual life seriously. We alone must take responsibility for what...
Meditation's Potential
Depth of engagement with meditation varies greatly among individuals. Often initially, there's only a brief, passing intellectual...
Love - OR - Fear
"Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation." ...
A Life Examined
“the duty of privilege is absolute integrity” John O'Donoghue To be alive is, in itself, an amazing privilege. So at day's end,...
Gentle Untangling
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we practise to deceive!" Walter Scott Meditation practice is the opposite - a process of...
Connecting - Honestly!
How do you feel when someone, anyone, rushes past you saying "Hi, how are you? Nice day isn't it?" Or when a cashier never takes 5...
