“All of man’s woes derive from the fact that he cannot sit quietly in a room alone.” Blaise Pascal “As long as you are conscious of yourself, you can never concentrate on anything.” Buddha (by way of Walpola Rahula) “Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place.” Lao-tzu “Real strength is not [...]
This week I received a lovely email from a reader thanking me for my book Serenity in Motion, which was first published in 2003. “I got your Serenity In Motion book many years ago, and it has been one of the only books I can pick up and receive a blessing from, even when in [...]
One Hand Killing and Killing Sacred, the first two books in the Alex Sullivan Zen Mystery series, are in a Goodreads Giveaway promotion. Enter to win a FREE signed paperback copy! Be the first to read Killing Sacred, before it's available in stores and as an ebook in July. Goodreads Book Giveaway One Hand Killing [...]
Last week when my sister-in-law told me about a brownie recipe that her kids loved, even though they were filled with black beans (the brownies, not the kids) and had no flour, I was intrigued and had to try it. The recipe she sent me had been adapted from The Roasted Root’s recipe, so I [...]
It’s always a good season for love, but spring and Mother’s Day add a deeper dimension. Love was not a word that got thrown around too much in our house when I was growing up. There were eight of us kids and our parents worked hard to make ends meet and raise us right, according [...]
There is a tribe in Thailand that has no words for hello and goodbye. I like that. For the past month I have been present to the fact that the community I have been a member of for the past eight months will have its last day together on Saturday, May 3. So I wanted [...]
This is not an easy paper to write*. It is the day before our group meets and I continue to resist doing it, finding anything else to do but this. So, here goes. Since first signing up for the Foundations course I have been wrestling with the why and the what of it. Why did [...]
For me, interviews have always felt like a conversation as opposed to something more formal. I've had the privilege of being interviewed throughout my career, and it's within this audio format that the conversation comes across and offers more depth to the old question and answer formula. Enjoy! Direct link: Heart of Healing - [...]
He calls it Hummingbird, I call it delicious! I opened Three Bowls this week to select a recipe for this week’s blog and when the book fell open to this page I realized that I had never baked this one. I don’t even recall ever tasting it, which is odd since I spent so many [...]
The love expressed between partners in our Imperfect Partners couples workshop and the trust and willingness they all have to be vulnerable in front of each other and the group, has been truly inspiring. Being witness to that is such an honor. So, in tribute to them, and to celebrate the imminent holy season (Passover, [...]
