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Tag: reality

  • A Brief Introduction to Taoism

    It was recently suggested that my beliefs seem very much in line with the philosophies of Taoism. I generally avoided religious and philosophical texts as a child so as not to distort my own relationship with existence and the universe. Now I appreciate the philosophies of others as challenges, supplements and reinforcements for my own…

  • Perception and Getting To Know Myself

    I am presently a bit obsessed with getting to know myself better. An exercise I recommend practicing regularly, since we are constantly experiencing, growing and evolving. Learning about and deepening awareness and understanding of self is imperative to growth and realizing potential. Most pressing of recent personal findings is a need to fix and heal…

  • 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…

  • That Time In Nam

    Karaoke American Karaoke Collect group of friends, preferably your loudest and least inhibited. Go to bar, preferably after a few drinks to loosen up. Select obnoxious song that is worthy of your voice (i.e. Sex On Fire). Take shot. Sing and dance really loudly in front of a large group of people who you fully…

  • Doing What Feels Right (Preface)

    As a preface to my Doing What Feels Right, I should explain the following. I’ve identified two strong character traits have prevented me from living this way. 1. As a child, I was far more interested in accuracy and objective reality than emotion and subjective reality. I believe emotion was a flawed compass and a…

  • Nigel Marsh: How to Make Work-Life Balance Work

    Certain job and career choices are fundamentally incompatible with being meaningfully engaged on a day to day basis with a young family. The reality of the society that we’re in is that there are thousansd and thousands and people of out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they working long hard hours at…