Thanks a Lot Mom, I’m Chubby Again
My partner would be the first to admit she’s no fan of the gym. Luckily this isn’t a problem forContinue Reading
Category: Musings
Bu-Bye Harper, From a Beleaguered Civil Servant
(Written in November 2015) Canadians from all corners of this vast country voted last fall to oust Stephen Harper’s ConservativesContinue Reading
In Search of Time For Proust
For a long time, I went to bed late, and woke up early in the morning. I subsisted on fiveContinue Reading
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So, ‘What do you do’, to Improve This Conversation?
It’s the time of year where obligation drags us to parties we could easily have blown off in April. It’sContinue Reading
Let’s Dress It Up Clean For a Happy Halloween!
To be fair, I was only a teenager when I went to a Halloween party in black face. I didn’tContinue Reading
Ambling Mind, Meet Full Moon
This morning I sat on my zafu cushion, pretending to cultivate bliss in quiet meditation. It is the ruse IContinue Reading
Remember These Open Arms As You Grow Old, My Sons
I was sitting in a coffee shop the other morning when I was swept away by the blissful energy ofContinue Reading
174 and 1/2 Steps To Be Thin, Happy, and an All-Around Amazing Human Being in Under Two Minutes
Okay, the title is a little dishonest. In reality, I’m not going to give you any finite number of simpleContinue Reading
Trust Me, You Do Not Want to Know What is Going on In Here
Those four words. Like dogs to a high-pitched whistle and flies to mortally electrifying light, they render the same degreeContinue Reading
This is My Yoga
I am eternally grateful for the practice. Grateful to be here in one whole piece and not fragmented and feeling pulled in so many different directions by life. I am grateful to be capable of gratitude at all, instead of filled with cynicism. So, I’d like to share the insights I’ve had in my yoga practice with the hope if you’re struggling to find some peace of mind you will start down the path to changing that for yourself. Or, if you’re looking to be grateful for something when it seems like your habit is to be agitated or filled with dissatisfaction or ill-will, here’s something that may help with that. Maybe there’s some appeal in my experiences of yoga that encourage you to take actions to move beyond whatever it is within yourself that stands in the way of your joy and equanimity.
A Place for Smiles – Even if Contrived – Among the Snowflakes
(Written December 2013) This time of year it’s hard work fending off despondency because of the dreary weather. From OctoberContinue Reading
A Mountain of Evidence in the Gender Wars
The gender wars are a hot potato and I don’t tread into those waters lightly. But the other night IContinue Reading
The Dumb Dog, The Cheshire Cat, and the Big Brown Bear
It’s said they are man’s best friend, but since my teens I’ve had a love-hate relationship with dogs. When IContinue Reading
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My Hugh Jackman Man-Crush
A guy has to respect when his eyes behold a tall, well-built, talented, and maddeningly handsome man who also seems genuine and is not a total asshole.
Inner Peace. Who Wants a Piece?
In my early-thirties I became increasingly curious about spirituality and other practices that appeared to offer the promise of calmContinue Reading
