So if you didn't know, I'm a big Star Trek fan. And my favorite flavor is The Next Generation with Patrick Stewart in the role of Captain John Luc Picard which is why, of course, I'm loving the new Star Trek: Picard. It's a great story, both … [Read more...] about On Calm in the Face of Fear
Chronicles
Up The Mountain
There's an old Chinese proverb that goes "There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same." Image by Pexels from Pixabay Of course there are multiple interpretations of that, and this one from Hinduism is on my … [Read more...] about Up The Mountain
The Tapestry of Ordinary Life
So I'm on my third, fourth, or maybe fifth time watching the entire seven-season run of Star Trek: The Next Generation. (I live alone...Amazon Prime and I are good friends.) The fifteenth episode of season six is called "Tapestry." And here's … [Read more...] about The Tapestry of Ordinary Life
Ice Cream Is Evil
We love the idea that learning a new mantra, meditation, or yoga pose will cause great change in our lives. For me, I thought that if I just put up a pretty website and got busy with business-like things, my life would change. It didn't happen. … [Read more...] about Ice Cream Is Evil
Writing the Sly Silence Within
Working on a mindfulness certification, the one practice that pulls me forward is following the word. That is, following the words that appear in my head as I'm meditating. I follow, realize I'm following, and return to breathing. I do the same … [Read more...] about Writing the Sly Silence Within
More Money Than Sense
I've hit a point in my income earning where, every so often, I'm pretty sure I've got more money than sense. I buy what I want, when I want, with one click. It's delivered quickly - no waiting 7-14 days. I use it, read it, try it, and move on to … [Read more...] about More Money Than Sense
This Voraciousness
(A journal excerpt) This voraciousness is about the insatiable quest for knowledge, the need to know more to learn more to experience more. Though not to experience - experience chews up time. Learn and move on to the next thing, learn … [Read more...] about This Voraciousness
Reading Soothes My Soul (December 2018)
It amazes me to no end that 2018 is almost over, and that I've barely posted on this blog. My recipe blog is going great guns, but here - where I share spiritual insights and books and other intriguing stuff - nothing. Sigh. I'll keep writing … [Read more...] about Reading Soothes My Soul (December 2018)