As regular readers know, I am very excited about the re-release of Dojo Wisdom, which will be out July 1. (You can preorder it here.) To that end, I’m planning to excerpt a few of my favorite lessons from the book. Here’s one. #84: Embrace the Dragon According to martial arts legend, Shaolin temple…
Tag: Mindfulness
A few last things
I was looking over the old manuscript of Dojo Wisdom because my favorite small publisher, Wish Publishing, is planning to reissue it this fall. It has been out of print for a few years, and I haven’t read it since I wrote it, which was a bit over seven years ago, so it’s sort of…
Rethinking what you believe
Last week, Jessica sat cross-legged on my bed as I was folding laundry and announced, “I believe in Santa, because he brings all those presents, but I’m not sure I believe in elves.” For some people, this would be a bittersweet moment; their child is losing innocence, and the world is getting a little less…
A promise
Last week I was accused of being incapable of sustained seriousness, which is, as they say, a true fact. I have always felt that life is fundamentally absurd, and I like to have a good laugh at it. (Not that I don’t have deep thoughts. Just that usually they go away after a while.)…
Being where you are
I live on a street that consists mostly of attached townhouses, rental places meant for when your life has gotten too big for an apartment but your down payment for a single-family home is too small. I am here because I want to be; for me, this townhouse is just the right size. But…
Words matter
If, before this week, you had told me that I would one day agree with Sarah Palin on anything, I would have snorted hot tea up my nose and wondered what you were smoking. That was before Palin called out Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, for using the word “retarded” as a…