Feb 11
When we sit down to write we shouldn’t be thinking about what happened to us during our day, or what could happen tomorrow. We should be thinking only of the present moment of writing. Sitting to write is something that a lot of non-writers think is easy, until they try to write, then they know …
Feb 04
Every Buddhist has something that brought them to practicing. It’s either a book, movie or their environment. When I was in my early twenties I read a book by Lama Surya Das titled Awakening the Buddha Within. This was the book that set me on the path, but my path had bumps, potholes …
Jan 28
To be attached to a certain view and to look down upon other views as inferior–this the wise call a fetter.” Buddha Disagreements happen on a daily basis, but viewing an opposing view as inferior is not what should be doing. In each discussion we have with ourselves as we’re writing, an argument about the direction …
Jan 25
Finding the disciplined and wise writer A disciplined and wise writer always shines like a beacon of light. They write their words with out worrying about the criticism that will befall them. The sadness that will come afterward and they let their words speak for who they are. Words should not be a knife, …
Jan 21
How our suffering started, When we stare at the paper or screen. It’s our suffering that comes out. It’s what we’ve been through. Though our writing is putting our suffering in stories, it’s still making it so people can see who we are, what we’ve been through and show that we’re not all that different …
Jan 14
To me writing has been about long nights, staring at a white screen covered in little words. It’s been about talking about who I am, who I’m not and all the little things in between. I’ve suffered through all of it. A writer’s suffering is their guide to what they should write. My discovery …
Jan 11
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions. ~ The Dalai Lama Last week I talked about fear in writing, but there is something else that is better, Joy. There are many things that can cause joy for a writer. The first time you finish a book Get an agent Get a publisher The first …
Jan 09
I don’t remember what brought me to the book, I happened to be looking through books at Barnes & Noble and it was there, I picked it up, thumbed through a few pages as my daughter pulled on my pant leg, “Daddy, books.” She said, wanting to look at her books not the Eastern Philosophy …
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 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 …
