I am leaving. I am leaving my job. I am leaving my friends. I am leaving my old life behind. And so, I am sad. I don’t want to let go, not all the way. I still want to cling … Continue reading
Last night was the last time sitting with my friends at Shove Chapel in Colorado Springs. It was the first Buddhist group, or sangha, that I plucked up the courage to go and sit with almost four years ago. Here’s … Continue reading
I’m having kind of a rough morning. Now by rough I don’t mean that I’m being tortured or imprisoned or forced to do things against my will. I’m just having a hard time with me getting out of the way … Continue reading
In two weeks I’ll be done with work and getting ready to head out of Colorado. Then I’m officially homeless, jobless and mostly possession-less for the next six months. I’m going on another pilgrimage. I made one to India in … Continue reading
I have nothing but for the generosity of others. This is not just a nice thought or some kind of feel-good, positive affirmation. It’s the truth. There is a general attitude in our society that we make our lives for … Continue reading
Sometimes I just don’t know what to write. Take last night. I was about to give up any hope of working on the novel. I just wasn’t feeling it. All I wanted to do was sit on the couch and … Continue reading
Someone left a comment on an elephant journal post the other day asking if it was better to allow things and people to just be as they are or if we should try to actively help them become “better”. It’s a … Continue reading
