Misc. Diatribes & Rants admin | 28 Jul 2009
I was pleasantly surprised this morning when I logged into Google News and learned that the world’s wealthiest man, Bill Gates, had decided to give up on his Facebook account because “it was just too much trouble.”
Well, for once, I applaud something Gates has done because I agree with him that trying to keep up [...]
Meditation admin | 27 Jul 2009
For this week’’s meditation, we visit my wise friend Confucius, who so correctly observed…
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
This week, focus on letting go of all those instances when you were wronged in life by somebody or something.
Here’s a simple way to let go…
Take three or four long, slow, deep [...]
Misc. Diatribes & Rants admin | 18 Jul 2009
Damn, I mean seriously, I was outside last evening minding my own business while mowing the lawn when, kaboom, out of the blue I get stung by a flying insect, most likely a wasp (they tend to hand out in the sloped and untended area of my lawn.
Wasp bite right smack on the third phalange [...]
Meditation admin | 13 Jul 2009
For this week’s meditation, we turn to one of the classic Zen masters, Huang Po, who tells us…
Q: What is the Way and how must it be followed?
A: What sort of “thing” do you suppose the Way to be, that you should wish to “follow” it?
Old Huang, he’s great, isn’t he?
Take a deep breath. Hold [...]
Health & Healthy Recipes admin | 08 Jul 2009
Today I’d like to share a healthy and tasty recipe for a fruit soup that’ll have aging baby boomers chortling with glee.
This recipe was originally posted in my Amazing Soups newsletter and was submitted by Sharon S many years ago.
CINNAMON PEACH SOUP
2 lb ripe peaches
3 whole cloves
3 allspice berries
3 cardamom pods
2 cups freshly squeezed orange [...]
Meditation admin | 05 Jul 2009
For this week’’s meditation, we turn to American Zen master Alan Watts, who wrote…
I have realized that the past and the future are real illusions, that they exist only in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
Oh, so true.
Join me in the present moment, won’t you?
Take a long, slow deep breath, [...]