about longevity & disaster … (01/30/12)

I think Lao Tsu nailed it when he said that “The flame that burns twice as bright, burns half as long” — or George Bernard Shaw, when he wrote that life is “a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly […]

Closer to The Real … (01/29/2024)

to answer Fear with LOVE … (01/29/2018)

You will know fear, my Friends … Indeed, you cannot escape it. No matter how successful or how powerful or how beautiful or how wealthy or how comfortable you become, fear will find always you, and uncertainty will rule your days once more … And yet fear need not be your enemy (for if you […]

Who to show your Heart … (01/29/2022)

Graves are not The Place … (01/28/2024)

Choosing LOVE — the verb … (01/28/2018)

A very wise man once noted that instances of extreme suffering will cause the one experiencing them to become either extremely gentle or extremely cruel … Well, this stark choice is not reserved merely for those living exceptional lives or those enduring radical circumstances.  Indeed, throughout the course of all our lives, each & every […]

Two more teas, please … (01/27/2023)

Desire’s thin Disguise … (01/27/2024)

What, you worry? … (01/27/2018)

Choosing the better Weirdness … (01/26/2024)

any Way anyway … (01/26/2018)

There are times when life seems so dark that we don’t think our tiny light will make a difference … Especially in those times, shine your light anyway.   There are times when others seem so mean or cold or evil that we don’t think our tiny spark of warmth will bring forth any worthwhile […]