A Guide To Spirituality: Being Versus Doing
I read a wonderful piece in Tricycle magazine today about what a spiritual life looks like. The timing for me
The Strangeness of Consciousness: Stray Observations from My Morning Meditation
A stray observation from my meditation this morning: being alive is really weird. As I sat on my cushion and
The World Wants You to Hate Yourself. Here’s How To Fight Back.
I had a thought recently: the world wants you to hate yourself. What do I mean by this? I mean
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” and The Arc of Emotional Maturity
Firstly, apologies for the lack of posts of late! Momentum is really strange, it snowballs one way or the other.
Ranking The Coen Brothers’ Filmography
A little something different for this post… After watching The Tragedy of Macbeth, I decided to watch the Coen Brothers’
Against Perfectionism Or How to Enjoy Being a Fuck Up
Perfectionism is a disease among my patients. People’s inner dialogues these days are unrelenting. The oddity of this all is
The Weirdness of Writing a First Novel: 4 Musings on the Journey to Finish
The past two weeks I’ve been hard at work on the second draft of my first novel, and I’m in
Nihilism or Optimism? More Thoughts on Grief
(My apologies in advance for writing about grief again. I wish my mind was elsewhere, but I suppose that’s what
Our Instincts Are Who We Are: Finding Our Way in the Mess of Civilization
Recently I reread Fernando Pessoa’s “The Book of Disquiet.” (If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it.) In a
Life Goes On and On and On and On… More Reflections on the Death of a Parent
Today I saw my father-in-law for the first time since my father passed away. He was kind and sympathetic. He
Thinking About Paradox
A quote from the Tao Te Ching hangs in my line of vision as I write this: “The universe is
Reflecting on the Death of a Parent
My dad passed away about 17 days ago now. This is the first time I’ve tried to write about it
The Joy of The Present: Dealing With Anxiety Using Mindfulness
Most of us accept the reality given to us. That includes our thoughts and feelings. After all, if we think
The Dreadfulness of Cars
Just a quick reflection on something I have been thinking about a lot lately… In Richmond, British Columbia, where I
5 Ways I Cope With Depression
It’s an overwhelming time to be alive. Omicron runs rampant. Inflation is up 8%. Housing and healthcare keep going up
The 20 Best Books I read this Year
Merry Christmas everyone if you celebrate that sort of thing. In my boredom, I decided to create a list, because
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