Archive for January 2015
What is Your Special Sauce?
Lately I have been thinking about the answer to the above question. We all have something unique about our personality. It is that special sauce that makes us stand out to those who meet us. People here in the West often see their special sauce as being associated with their job. This is most…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07t9NOV7SwY In our last chat You and Me with Tea: What Does it Mean to Be Free?: we discussed the glaring issues that are arising in the world today. During a chance meeting with a like minded person recently we discussed the difficulties presented in the field of mental health; one being that we…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean to Be Free?
Man do I love Eddie Vedder. This song is so beautiful and he has always advocated for change. His music is sweet, deep and it reminds me of a time in my life when I was a bit wilder. The 90’s when Pearl Jam was big, was a time in my life when I…
Read MoreJust Breathe
These days I am pulled back and forth. My dilemma is a bit of a luxury problem. I have time to rest up and get well and yet the old nagging voice inside tells me that I should be doing something other than taking care of myself. It is my life’s story. The story…
Read MoreFinding Yourself
Finding Yourself….such an American concept. Buddhists would ask who is the self that is seeking the self? Who is doing the seeking? Ultimately through practice the seeker dissolves as does the person being sought into nothingness. The concept of self is one that is debated by some and defined as the pinnacle of existence…
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