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January 2009

January 15, 2009

Being Busy

I am one of those people who is constitutionally opposed to being busy. Some would...

January 13, 2009

Amazing Grace

On the eve of my brief return to England I took a break to watch...

January 12, 2009

Edmond Burke

From today's Writer's Almanac:It's the birthday of Edmund Burke, (books by this author) born in...

January 12, 2009

Sunday evening roundups

No-tech Sunday:Last Sunday, Julie and I did a no-tech day: no computers, no cell phones,...

January 10, 2009

Israel: turning the wheel of retribution

"Brute force can turn self defense into state terrorism... by killing indiscriminately: the elderly, kids,...

January 09, 2009

Busy, Travels, School, and more

(written as a stream of thought to reassure myself that temporary insanity - in times...

January 08, 2009

Huffington Post: The Buddha on Bush

There is an excellent article in the Huffington Post by Ed and Deb Shapiro today...

January 07, 2009

Knowing our Beliefs

During discussion time at meditation last night, our hostess quoted Sister Helen Prijean from her...

January 07, 2009

Humor and Overcoming Ego

Last night at meditation we listened to a tape of Pema Chodron, reading a book...

January 05, 2009

A bit of Humor

January 02, 2009

2009, How Sweet It Is

Happy New Year world!Today and this year started as every day should: with a kiss...

December 2008

December 31, 2008

Reflections on ’08

Do we have better and worse years? Years we wish we could repeat over and...

December 29, 2008

Serendipity

As per my last post, here is a great talk by motivational speaker, Tony Robbins,...

December 29, 2008

The stories we live

“Our narrative approach to ethics is founded on the assumption that our understanding of good...

December 27, 2008

Happy Holidays 2008

'Tis the season in which nature brings us to utmost darkness. We rebel with our...

December 20, 2008

Clinging to our Prison

We're speaking about a mental or spiritual prison, but it has the same meaning as...

December 20, 2008

The Seduction of the Commonplace

In a review of "The Last Temptation of Christ," Miles Bethany noted:But the "last temptation"...

December 19, 2008

From the journey home

I'm back from Kansas now and it was lovely. I am blessed with a great...

December 14, 2008

Glad tidings, and passings on

This week, amidst the buzz and bluster of a very busy week, my (paternal) grandmother...

December 12, 2008

Busy days and a Gratitude Journal

As usual, there is plenty to be thankful for these days. Abundance and wonderful activities...

December 07, 2008

Happiness Bonanza

Find happy people to be around and you will also find happiness itself, reports the...

December 07, 2008

Agency, Ethics, and Buddhism

"Recovering a credible sense of the self - this agency, as he points out: without...

December 03, 2008

Spread the Word

Borrowed happily from Rev. Danny Fisher.

December 02, 2008

Why Meditate?

Why to meditate? Why? Because meditation teaches us that the sorrows of life are like...

December 02, 2008

Widgets – a good one

In my continuing efforts to organize myself in limited pockets of time, I am trying...

November 2008

November 30, 2008

Starving Anger, Feeding Joy

This is from Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, as transcribed by the...

November 29, 2008

Gratitude Journal

"Let's rejoice today and get ready to work hard to rebuild our country's future." Donna...

November 26, 2008

Economic clarity, ignore previous drivel

Seek and ye shall find. I just stumbled across this from the BBC:Should shopping be...

November 26, 2008

More Photos, near Philipsburg this month and some Economic drivel

Lacking anything very Buddhist(ic) or philosophical for the day, I've found some more photos to...

November 25, 2008

Nostalgia: Frosty Cheeks and Orion Rising

Tonight on my evening run to and from the gym in the bitter cold Missoula...

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