"Just because we feel a certain way doesn't make that feeling a fact. It only means we feel that way. We must learn to press past our feelings." - Joyce Meyer This is much like that saying, "Follow your heart but take your brain with you." They both point to the value of not following... Continue Reading →
To be at peace doesn't mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to cultivate the ability to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.
Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it. - W. Somerset Maugham A short but highly accurate appraisal of human perspective. If I am busy living in the past and future I... Continue Reading →
Simplicity is always the secret. to a profound truth, to doing things, to writing, to painting. Life is profound in it's simplicity. - Charles Bukowski
It's not the load that weighs you down, it's how you carry it." - C.S. Lewis I love this concept. I think of load as just about anything that is cognitive, physical, or emotional. I have this statement posted in my workspace. It reminds me that I have a choice to act skillfully and adjust... Continue Reading →
How I am directly engaging in life will always mean more than any story I tell myself about what happens to me or others. This came out of a class I attended the other night. A lot of the topic seemed to drift around the recent events in Washington. Discussion around the feelings of anxiety,... Continue Reading →
You must live your life from start to finish, no one can do it for you. - Hopi proverb I am deeply in love with the Hopi Indian philosophies. This is one of my favorites that I try to remember when I'm experiencing one of those "crashes" that we all experience. It speaks to the... Continue Reading →
Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? - Charles Bukowski Dennis, the artist who has done all my tats, looked at me one day and said, seriously, "Have you read a guy named Charles Bukowski? I started reading him and the above was one of the first... Continue Reading →
I was asked to give a talk on why I am so fond of Zen and Tao. (Notice that Zen is not the same thing as Zen Buddhist. I stay neutral concerning belief systems. I love all belief systems that encourage kindness, compassion, for others and self.) Here is the main ideas I embrace. I... Continue Reading →
"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere." Paulo Clelho Lately I've noticed the old adage "Timing is everything" continues to speak truthfully. There is a time for everything, but also times when we need to walk away and on with life. I believe that... Continue Reading →
“Opinions are fantasy. They may be based on fact or not. Opinion presents personal bias and pre-conclusion. Opinions are language trading cards, we use them to gain value and hope to make them true. – People’s Dharma Circle
“The quality of your life will depend entirely upon the focus of your attention.” – Huber
Visions of a People's Dharma 