A Mindful Life

What do people want? What are any of us actually, fundamentally, looking for in all the various things we are looking for? We all are, and yet we remain unconvinced that we are, or that we are enough. Regardless of how much we augment our being with our immense doing, in an effort to construct [...]

I nest inside a visual chorus of white, a glowing little star. “White Whisper” by Richard Varnadore ©2002/ephotograph.com

I’d like to ask everyone to pause for a moment, take a deep breath, and look around at the suffering and cruelty and horror that exists within your sphere of influence. Then I want you to take that fury, that outrage, that wrath, that energy that was created when you heard the story about the [...]

After the habitual two cups of Starbucks coffee, Adam set to work. So far, so good. But as the academic pressure mounted, he had to work longer hours, and that meant more coffee — a lot more coffee than he had ever consumed in his life. In fact, for six weeks, he had been drinking [...]

Seton Cove offers a day retreat comprising a drive through Hill Country back roads to enjoy Texas wildflowers and walk three different outdoor labyrinths. From the announcement: While today people don’t use labyrinths to complete a specific symbolic pilgrimage per se, the experience of walking the labyrinth helps to clear one’s thoughts, detach from the [...]

Kat has written another post about the healing process she’s experiencing for her vaginismus. The fact that this is a rare dysfunction (less than 2% of the female population) is what makes Kat’s blog posts so important. More information is needed, and blogging is a remarkable way to disseminate it. I also found the quote [...]

I have recently begun posting images and writing haiku to accompany them. It occurred to me that I ought to provide a little etiquette instruction for my readers, particularly because lots of people get into blogging who are not otherwise Internet savvy. The following definition is from Altlab.com: Bandwidth theft or “hotlinking” is direct linking [...]

This most recent Alaya weekend reminded me of an excerpt from one of the beloved books I keep by my bed. Power made me a coat. For a long time I kept it in the back of my closet. I didn’t like to wear it much, but I always took good care of it. When [...]

Misty days inspire thoughtful contemplation of myths wrapped in cool air. “Forest Mist” by Bonnie Buus ©2002/ephotograph.com

I am learning a major lesson about the disadvantage of the Internet. There is no person or place to go to when one has a problem, so one’s ability to get results is nearly nonexistent. It’s like getting caught on automated phone hell, only without the crappy muzak. Case in point: I once had a [...]