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Yesterday was Mother’s Day in The States and when I think about my mom I think about how much she’s guided me in my life and my writing. She’s always stood by me and sometimes those people are hard to find in your life. There are things you can do to garner support from people …
May 06
Last week a friend of mine said she doesn’t have time to do the things she wants to do with her kids, a career and she’s stopped worrying about dating.. I see people who give up on the life they want because they think they can’t have it. They’re wrong, it just takes some work. …
Apr 22
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Dec 28
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. — Buddha For a long time anger was a part of my life. I was angry at my parents for being divorced, myself for not following my dreams and …
Dec 26
When I was in my early twenties I was angry. Angry about what was going on in my life. Angry at my dad and mom for their divorce when I was eight at myself for being discharged from Marine boot camp and for not having someone to share my life with. All of these things made …
Dec 24
Friday we had the whole, “The world is ending, Oh my god, what are we going to do”, thing. But it got me to thinking about how susceptible we are to things we read, see and watch. I know people who missed work because they honestly believed the world was going to end. Is that really …
Dec 21
I’ve posted many times about my beliefs in Buddhism, but I’ve never discussed what we tell our kids about Buddhism or Christianity. Here’s a couple of recent stories about our life and raising our kids Buddhist. A few weeks ago, my son who’s eight and smarter than he acts and thinks more philosophically than most …
Dec 17
When I was a little boy my aunt would stay with us on Christmas. Truth be told, she wasn’t really an aunt, but someone my grandparents were friends with and became part of their family. When my dad and his siblings grew up, she became part of their families. Aunt Cella, which is what we …
