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February 15, 2022 Buddhism / Death / grief / mental health / mindfulness / Reflection

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

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February 4, 2022 anxiety / Buddhism / Compassion / feelings / meditation / mindfulness / self-compassion / Spirituality

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

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February 1, 2022 Cars / mindfulness / Modernity / Nature / Reflection / Spirituality

The Dreadfulness of Cars

Just a quick reflection on something I have been thinking about a lot lately…  In Richmond, British Columbia, where I

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December 13, 2021 Compassion / mindfulness / self-compassion / suffering

The Acceptance of Suffering

Inevitably we falter. Inevitably the slow cycle of boredom and suffering begins to hurt us. Many of us choose busyness,

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October 6, 2021 anxiety / Buddhism / impermanence / mental health / mindfulness

How the Concept of Impermanence Can Help Anxiety-Ridden Millennials

I wrote something for Tricycle magazine! An excerpt to the beginning for you to peruse: During a lecture, a student asked Shunryu Suzuki, the

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September 21, 2021 awe / mindfulness / Musings / Spirituality

The Wonders of Supermarkets: Finding Awe in Everyday Life

In adulthood, it can feel like there are few opportunities for real possibility in one’s daily life. We are slaves

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August 27, 2021 Mary Oliver / mindfulness / Poem / poetry

“The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver

I don’t have a ton of time before my work day starts. But wanted to share a poem I reread

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August 2, 2021 Koan / meditation / mindfulness / Spirituality / Zen

My Most Important Meditation Insight

I’ve written ad nauseam about meditation, and you’re probably tired of hearing about it. But it is an endlessly important

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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

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May 7, 2021 Gratefulness / meditation / mindfulness / Reflection / Religion / Spirituality

Reflections On Gratefulness and How To Bring It Into Your Life Daily

Outside the French bakery, a line snakes in a whorl toward East 7th Street. I am alone in my bedroom

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April 29, 2021 Active Imagination / Buddhism / Carl Jung / chod / meditation / mindfulness / Shadow Self

Carl Jung’s “Active Imagination” and Buddhist Chod Practice

“There is no coming to consciousness without pain. People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid

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April 5, 2021 Buddhism / Greed / meditation / mental health / mindfulness / Spirituality

Desire, Desire, Desire: Observations on Greed, The First Defilement in Buddhism

What makes the engine go? Desire, desire, desire. The longing for the dance stirs in the buried life.- Stanley Kunitz

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March 20, 2021 anxiety / Buddhism / meditation / mental health / mindfulness / psychotherapy / Shadow Self / Spirituality / tonglen

What Are You Afraid of? The Shadow Self and Using Fear as a Tool For Awakening

“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at

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March 15, 2021 Alan Watts / Buddhism / meditation / mindfulness / tonglen

Three Meditations to Practice Non-Attachment and Let Go of the Self

The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The

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February 8, 2021 Buddhism / meditation / mental health / mindfulness / Spirituality

5 Things I’ve Learned After Twenty Years of Meditating

I started meditating when I was 21. When I was in Kathmandu, Nepal, I bought a copy of Kathleen McDonald’s

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