My depression had been taking a respite for about 2.5 years. I knew it wasn’t gone but I was enjoying the vacation from the torment. I was enjoying the space to weather bad days without a wrecking ball crashing through. I was enjoying the quiet. Then COVID-19 hit. It brought along my depression. The creep […]
I love experiencing life’s unusual happenings. In our interconnected world it’s good to travel down many paths. Empathy is best learned with knowledge. Sometimes the only way you really know about something is to walk the walk. Last week I had an MRI of my spine and brain. Lucky me… one hospital visit and two […]
These last couple of weeks has tried my patience and stoked my resolve. A broken phone, work problems, and endless bureaucracy timesucks. Through it all I’ve attempted to keep my heart empathetic and my language as tame as it can be when I’m upset. I’ll let the people around me judge how I did… Well […]
My goal this week is to write about nothing. The ridiculous concept we Tibetan Buddhists endlessly chase after. The dilemma is, “nothing means nothing.” What I learnt on Sunday is that faith in nothing is the answer. And that’s the conundrum. Luckily I had a very wise man attempt to explain this to me. Luckily […]
Our minds are forever leaping around. Jumping from one thought to another. I was reminded of this when I reintroduced some serious meditation back into my daily routine. The return was not planned but when I decluttered my apartment I realized I had room for a perfect meditation space. A little corner that reminded me […]
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