Category: mind

  • Tonight I Craved Eggs

    I slept in this morning, took my time getting to work, and enjoyed one of my most productive days at work this year. I ignored my alarm, several of them, and for hours a chorus singing songs of guilt and shame. I took my time in the shower and had a late breakfast when I…

  • Cultivate Equanimity

    Cultivate Equanimity

    If your mind becomes firm like a rock And no longer shakes In a world where everything is shaking Your mind will be your greatest friend And suffering will not come your way. -poem from the Therigatha Steadiness and strength of mind in the midst of stress, chaos and uncertainty of life, is not a…

  • Fear of Disillusionment

    So Long Social Buttergeoffly Full disclosure, I’ve gone out the past two weekends and have regretted both. Last weekend, I didn’t really have much of a choice – two of my best friends were visiting. But I am experiencing what feels like the result of a very solid shift from social interest to productive interest.…

  • Vulnerability and Connection

    In my continuing efforts and struggle to make sense of my very own existence, I invariably return to remarkably rudimentary, yet paramount questions. Why am I here? What must I do? And, how may I actualize these concepts, and increase the ratio of pleasure to pain in my life? My wonder, pursuit and search for…

  • Superhuman Powers

    I’ve come to realize the one thing that I fear and the one thing that inhibits me. These “one things” are the subliminal reasons for perceived everyday issues. As of late, I’ve tried to make a more conscious effort in recognizing my hang-ups for what they really are. I want to do this so I…

  • Napoleon Hill – How To Get Rich Via The Law Of Attraction

    Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883 – November 8, 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. He is widely considered to be one of the great writers on success. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich (1937), is one of the best-selling books…