December 23, 2011
Recent events in my life have reminded me of a Buddhist practice that requires that you ask yourself everyday, “Is today the day I die?” It might appear morbid but it’s quite the contrary. When I ask myself that question, I feel free from the chains of the future because tomorrow it’s not promised to [...]
November 17, 2011
I celebrate 35 years with an asterisk this month: 35 years ago I hit my false bottom. Brown-nosers are complicit in the fraud of education promulgated by schoolteachers, addiction counselors, and fellow 12 & 12 Members. It doesn’t matter to me if it’s a Grade 3 classroom, a treatment center, or an AA meeting; I [...]
July 19, 2011
I was listening to a podcast titled Pursuing Happiness. Out of the one hour conversation, what stuck with me most was what Rabbi Jonathan Sacks said, “Sometimes we don’t have to pursue happiness, we have to pause and let it catch up to us.” That reminded me of all the things I chased to try [...]
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