Tag Archives: truth

Don’t go believing everything social media says

Posted on June 2, 2018 by

Please, dear readers, never let your thoughts convince you that Cousin Lindsey or Friend Derek or Acquaintance Daniella has a better life than you. Forget their sixteen pictures of babies, tropical vacations, or happy interludes. Remember that Social Media only … Continue reading →

Posted in June 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 46 Comments

The widest largest possible view

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

I don’t know about you, but it seems like our minds focus a lot on small views.  They focus on reading words.  They focus on performing the next task.  They focus on objects throughout the day. The dog, the cat, … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

How not to make a New Year’s resolution

Posted on January 1, 2018 by

Just sayin’, New Year’s resolutions usually don’t last. On January 1, 2018, all over this round multi-faceted world we’re stating resolutions.  We’re pleading, begging, praying, insisting, intending and focusing.  We’re gonna nail it THIS year.  We didn’t nail it in … Continue reading →

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The terrible weight of “should”

Posted on January 27, 2014 by

Many of us live our wild & precious lives burdened down under a heavy weight of “should”. Instead of celebrating who we are–can there ever be a more perfect you?–we second-guess and third-guess and quadruple-guess our actions.  We think ourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in January 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

I used to think truth was something simple. Something one felt.  Something essential.  Something easily revealed. After years of meditation–and the practice of blogging–it becomes more and more apparent that, yes, Truth is very simple.  But it’s extremely complicated to … Continue reading →

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what holds our sadness always, valentine?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

what makes me sad is sharing half-truths. no matter what we say it seems we can’t wrap the whole truth of life into 1,000 words, let alone a half sentence. no matter what we say we can’t express the mystery. … Continue reading →

Posted in February 2013 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

“Everyone please take their seats. Class is starting now.”

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

Class!  Class!  Put away your books for a few minutes.  Today we are going to discuss “The Art of Communication.”  Yes, Yes,  Joey, I know we discussed it last week.  However, this week we will talk about it from a … Continue reading →

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