My Reflections on Tao Te Ching #1
1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not
The relationship between mental health, spirituality and politics told from the point of view of a working psychotherapist.
1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not
The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The
Few pieces of art create a sense of awe within me. Terrence Malick’s films, especially Tree of Life, do. So
Today the cool ocean air flicks my skin like fingertips. I am walking, lost in melancholy, lost in grief, but
I loved social media. I loved that I was never bored, that any time I felt empty or alone, I
I am outside, wandering Richmond, British Columbia. The ocean stands before me, a shimmering field of blue that rolls in
“When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you
I no longer think humans are innately good. This is a new belief, developed over the last 10 years. For
Christopher Nolan is a rarity in today’s Hollywood. He is the rare big-budget director that pushes the craft of filmmaking
The climate is collapsing. Most of us live in denial of this. But it is inevitable. What does climate collapse
I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s
(I wrote this in 2013 on an old film blog and thought it would be fun to repost it. Many
I just finished my 5th rewatch of The Wire, the critically acclaimed HBO drama that ran from 2002-2008, and it
Meditation is my balance. It’s hard to fully articulate what it actually does for me, except that I am more
So you want to meditate… kudos to you for wanting to improve your mental health and life. When I’ve practiced