suffering

How Do We Feel Safe In an Unsafe Place?

I drove to work today bathed in the thick scent of cheap cologne.…
I Wouldn’t Want You to Think….

I have a secret. I’ve been told to keep quiet about it. Not that I didn’t…
Choosing Flow over Fear: On Faith and Decisions

“Your idea of alignment [with flow] has to do with stripping away, laying down, offering up…
OSO MUCH LOVE – REPOSTED Because Oso Still Matters

It is important to remember Oso as a vibrant place, not as a disaster zone. The…
OSO MUCH LOVE: What I want you to know about Oso, Darrington and the Stilly

I have wanted to write about the Stillaguamish River (known affectionately as the Stilly) and the…
A Matter of Degrees

It is easy to sit in judgement of others, to overlay our beliefs about how the…
“Do you think things happen for a reason? Or are we just creatures vulnerable to the world?”

(This post is a copy of a correspondence between a friend and I about living with…
Moving Into Fear (or Basic Buddhism for Skiers)

Skiing has taught me one thing with certainty – resistance only increases the chance of receiving…