courage Archive

  • I Hope You Dance

    I Hope You Dance

    I found a book in an old box that made me realize what the last three years of my life...
  • The Ultimate Psychic Boundary

    The Ultimate Psychic Boundary

    The notion of psychic boundaries reminds me of the boy who lived his life in a bubble.  Protection is lovely,...
  • Exquisite Tenderness: Cultivating a Blissful Compassion

    Exquisite Tenderness: Cultivating a Blissful Compassion

    Is your heart heavy today?  I could feel its weight just as the clouds began to fill the sky.  A...
  • The Power of Later

    The Power of Later

    Enter the real “now” by letting go of your concepts of the present.
  • Blissful Just As Things Are

    Blissful Just As Things Are

    Today, I stopped praying for things to get easier.  It just occurred to me that it wasn’t necessary.  For many...
  • Why Confront Your Demons?

    Why Confront Your Demons?

    An integration of Zen emptiness with New Age form offers one approach to healing our collective samsara.
  • Find Love and Give It All Away

    Find Love and Give It All Away

    What happens when we treasure someone too much? A story of discovering the divine by crushing illusions.
  • Crazy Wisdom: Lessons from the Altar Ego

    Crazy Wisdom: Lessons from the Altar Ego

    An encounter with Buddhist fundamentalism reminds me to look for the hidden teaching in every moment.
  • Love Moves

    Love Moves

    A poem about the effortlessness of divine love followed by an essay on surrender by EnlightenedBeings.com
  • Karma Is Love

    Karma Is Love

    Rather than an eye for an eye, karma can be seen as an act of love.
  • The Fine Line Between Absorbtion and Lucidity

    The Fine Line Between Absorbtion and Lucidity

    The ultimate goal of the spiritual path is to become lucid.  Mindfulness meditation, the favored technique for beginners, is a...
  • Cut Off, Part II

    Cut Off, Part II

    The function of compassion for those who feel cut off is to return them to the whole. This is not...
  • Cut Off: The Role of Compassion in Social Death

    Cut Off: The Role of Compassion in Social Death

    Among the most excruciating suffering one can endure is social death. Where does compassion fit in?
  • Breathing Under Water

    Breathing Under Water

    Reaching out for help can inadvertently foster the collective perception that we are all struggling to save ourselves.
  • The Occasional Hand

    The Occasional Hand

    There are times when we truly need far more than others can give.  People help with the tools they have...
  • What Gives Me Courage

    What Gives Me Courage

    Once you’ve been burned, it’s hard to come close to the fire.  There is light and warmth but also the...
  • You Ain’t Heavy

    You Ain’t Heavy

    Yesterday morning, I was on my way to spend time with a friend who was offering companionship during a time...