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“Wherever you go, there you are.”  ~Jon Kabat-Zinn             By now it is probably obvious that I love to travel.  But what you might not realize is that I also love coming home.  It wasn’t always that way.  Years ago … C...

I’ve written about my gratitude practice a few times lately, and one of the things it has most reinforced for me is that you find what you’re looking for. This video has been making it’s rounds of the internet lately, and for good r...

. . We are programmed .. . Each day we are unwittingly programmed to do exactly what those smart marketeers want us to.  We buckle under the pressure of conformity. . . Marketing coffee   ..... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

Morgan Greer Tarot  © US Games 1993During our lifetime, our experiences teach us many lessons: we make mistakes, we get things right, we observe other people and learn from them. We travel, work, build relationships, acquire knowledge, mee...

She would have appreciated the fact that she died at 4:20 on April Fools Day. That was our Meesh: If you can’t change the inevitable, then you might as well find a way to have fun with it. We can also thank her for the fact that for a couple...

. Is teaching part of our DNA?     What we learn, is it an absolute or is it some other form of personal experiences?      We all know that if you touch something that is hot it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my web...

. Conversations in the middle of the night   For the last few days I have been racking my brain as to what to write about.  Do I write about the man with no shoes…will save that for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

I’m pretty sure I’m having a brain fart moment today. I started out writing three different posts and decided not to post them yet. Today seems like a really good day to do some reflection though. So I’m just going … Read More...

. Cheers for all the underdogs   Being one that is always in the corner of the people that have bigger obstacles to conquer I am really inspired by them.   Have been watching American... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

. Dilemma   What to write as I sit in front of the computer screen staring at the blank page with the words on top “Add New Post“.  Realizing I am still in the transition stage of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

Last night, I had an epiphany. Like a 4:45am epiphany. These happen about twice a year. So I woke up and did some research. I have been craving for something in life. Some kind of inner and outer peace. No not … Read More →...

. There are no shortcuts   We are born, we live and we die.   You cannot jump back and forth across the dateline and redo Tuesday.  The seconds, minutes and hours keep ticking away.  We go... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my w...

Went to lovely lunch with Ms. Deb today at Well-bean Tofu. It was quite tasty. Really enjoyed their banchan and the haemool soondubu (seafood tofu stew) is ooooooooooh silky or maybe I was just really hungry today  but I will go back … Read...

  They all have a story   Standing in the line at the checkout at our local grocery store would normally be uneventful, but not so the other day.   Customer service is usually pretty... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

. Memories and what they really do for us   The last two posts have been of the deep thinking nature, conformity and complicated.  Thought I would bring us back to the days that little else... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit...

. Conformity or … . My sister used to say I was a stubborn child.  Can’t defend myself on that one as she is 12 years older than me.  We no longer had spent time together other than a few... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my...

I sat up all night, listening to the ragged breaths growling and gasping in and out of my feverish little girl. I had plenty of time to contemplate how the most intimate, profound, and intense moments of my life have centered around breath. I was yo...

. Banana Pudding and Life . When you think everything is perfect and there should be no problems, well you just never know.  Life is like a balancing act, if the balance is correct you don’t... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...

. Tragedies out of innocence . I live on the corner one block off the main drag. There is only one way in the housing area and the road completes a circle of about a half mile. . Fire trucks,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website fo...

. Friendships that end in rewards . We all know how valuable friends are and some we take for granted. . Back in 2000 I was working in a warehouse.  Being in charge of a project and having had the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my webs...