Are you a tumbleweed or a redwood?
Do you know what makes a tumbleweed so susceptible to the wind? It only puts down one root, and that root is very shallow. So, it is easily uprooted when the wind blows, going wherever the wind pushes it without any sense of direction or stability. Are there any “tumbleweeds” in your life? Could it […]
A short Zen tale plus a PS
Words matter, even when they are few! A man joined a monastery in which the monks were allowed to speak only two words every seven years. After the first seven years had passed, the new initiate met with the abbot who asked him, “Well, what are your two words?” “Food’s bad,” replied the man, who […]
The rules for being human
You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period of this time around. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called Life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity […]
Emptiness can be a good thing
Does your fuel tank ever run empty? Is your life filled with places to go, things to do, people to see, goals to achieve..? Are you cramming your schedule, home, head and belly until they are too full? Do you chronically over schedule yourself? If everything is too full, you need to let there be […]