Accepting Silence
As I work to identify and reduce my negative thoughts, silence can be useful. My head has always been a noisy place.
Tag: mindfulness
What Is Art
What Is Art? It’s not really for me to say, but I’m going to anyway. But after over twenty years of selling
Clarity
We have to strip away unnecessary layers to find clarity.
We Do The Best We Can
We do the best we can, with what we’ve got.
Exercise Your Whim
You’ve got to exercise your whim regularly. A whim is a small urge. A tiny feeling of joy triggered by something we
Avoiding “Should”
Should is a good word to stop saying, if you can. It’s arguably useful, in small quantities, but, unrestrained, it becomes a blanket
Fear Makes My Farts Louder
Fear Makes My Farts Louder
What Are Problems?
What are Problems? There’s a difference between a Challenge and a Problem, and if you can tell the difference, then you can
Small Improvements
I’ve often worried that I’m not making enough BIG improvements in my life. Seeing the small improvements as unimportant. But, I had
Inner Beauty Power
Our inner beauty needs to be powered separately from our outer beauty. If how beautiful you feel inside is powered by how
Epiphany Evolution
You have to follow the correct epiphany evolution. You have to have your realizations in the proper order. We all want to
Make Your Head A Gentle Nest
Make your head a gentle nest, where ideas can be safely born and nurtured.
ZQN: Water Which Is Too Pure
Water Which Is Too Pure has No Fish – Ts’ai Ken T’an – Join me while I ponder this rich zen
Zen Diesel
We can gather spiritual insight from cheesy action movies. This is what I discovered from Vin Diesel.
Worry Not
Worry is a problem that disguises itself as a solution. We have to recognize when we’re caught in its insidious grasp. We
ZQN: Do Not Grasp
How do I grasp it? do not grasp it. That which remains when there is no more grasping is the self –
Right Person, Place and Time
Are you living life in the best order? To live happily you’ve got to become three things, in the correct order. Those
Zen Quote Notes: Lake Laughter
Ten years searching in the deep forest, today great laughter at the edge of a lake. – Soen –
Slowbulance
I like walking fast, but sometimes get stuck behind incredibly slow people. I’ve learned how to justify their necessity in my life.
Is Everything Necessary?
IS EVERYTHING NECESSARY? Can we be consistent in gauging the “necessity” of everything that happens to us in our lives? If we
An Old Poem: What Is Beauty?
What is Beauty? I’ve been trying to figure out what beauty is. Beauty is easy on the eyes. A living landscape
Touch The Moment 2
Learn how to Touch The Moment. Your moment is where everything is currently happening, but it’s still easy to get lost from
Be A Ball
I’m learning how to Be A Ball, endlessly flying amidst other people, emotionally and physically. I’m not the juggler of Existence.