I recently returned from my first trip to Hawaii…Aloha! I went with my family and had a wonderful time. It is truly magical there…I can see why everyone I’ve ever talked to who has visited there touts her beauty. We stayed in Waikiki on Ohau for about a week…it was too difficult to make an adventure vacation …Read More
"A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle (book recommendation)
Jan 16, 2010
Eckhart Tolle is a spiritual teacher and author of the bestseller The Power of Now, which I read after one of my clients highly encouraged me to do so. I’ve read A New Earth twice now (well, read once then listened to the unabridged audiobook) and prefer it to The Power of Now. Perhaps I’ll …Read More
The Way of Zen – by Alan Watts (book recommendation)
Dec 23, 2009
I have almost completed The Way of Zen by Alan Watts for the second time (in audiobook format – I’m a big fan of them). Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker. He was an expert on comparative religions and was perhaps most famous for making Eastern religions and philosophies (e.g., Hinduism, Buddhism, …Read More
Your True Nature is Pure Gold
Sep 2, 2009
I read this Buddhist story about our true nature being like pure gold that I’d like to share. Imagine that I have a gold nugget in my right hand and I have one of the same size, weight, and purity in my left hand. The only difference is that the one in my left is …Read More
Thinking a Different Way
Jul 27, 2009
In my last post, I reviewed the implications of Shakespeare’s quote from Hamlet, “There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” When we tap into the power of this statement, we can liberate ourselves from a great deal of unnecessary distress and suffering. One way of doing this is trying to refrain …Read More
It Is What It Is
Sep 3, 2007
Another favorite saying that I hear and use a lot is, “It is what it is.” This seemingly obvious statement holds great power if we can learn to accept the reality of its meaning and use it strategically. It neatly captures the essence of other things about which I’ve written. Simply put, there are certain …Read More
Zen View of "Problems"
Jun 28, 2007
I’m not a Buddhist, but I like a lot of the Buddhist philosophy that I’ve read. One approach that stays with me, funny enough, was just a short article that a stumbled across in a health magazine. One aspect of the article that stuck with me is the belief that ascribing labels such as “bad” …Read More