There are days when, no matter how much growth you may have experienced, you feel as if you are back at the beginning of your pathway. This could be because of a bad relationship, a lost job, disappointment or any…
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Reliving History
Tagged with: actions, backsliding, bend like a reed, disappointment, emotions, empowerment, enlightenment, growth, history, journey, life, live int he moment, mistakes, moving forward, pathway, personal journey, solitude, taoism
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Brother Bear Koan 2
It is simple to stand confident in fair weather.
Tagged with: bend like a reed, Brother Bear, confidence, harmony, Koan, self, strength
Posted in Koans
Posted in Koans
Stress and Relaxaition
In a fast paced modern world, our lives are often full of stress. Children, school, work, activities, family, friends…each one of these singly has the opportunity to add to our daily stress levels. Taken in multiple doses of one or…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, calm, change, community, family, growth, harmony, life, meditaition, optimism, Progressive Muscle Relaxaition, relaxaition, strength, stress, stressors
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Angers Poison
There is a quote that is often used on posters and websites that states “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” This has, wrongly, been attributed to the Buddha. While this is the…
Dream of Peace
It is sometimes difficult to walk a path of peace and still stand in the face of overwhelming opposition. Most men and women will, at some point, crack and either give up or lash out. While unfortunate, it is the…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, community, Dr. King, ethics, fellowship, I Have a Dream, journey, Martin Luther King Jr., peace, strength, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Coastline in Winter
Withered reeds on coast Spread light in dappled patterns. The final ship leaves.
Tagged with: bend like a reed, coast, Coastline, Haiku, individual, life, reeds, reflection, walking meditaition, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Roots of Wisom
Roots flow like water Diving deep and spreading wide Wisdom etched in time
Adaptation
During a trip to the grocer yesterday, I had a chance to watch as several grackles made their way across the parking lot. While this is a normal activity and can be seen on a regular basis, it got me…
Bending Like a Reed
Vulnerability can be difficult. Opening yourself up to the world, while one would think easy, is for many (myself included) sometimes an almost impossible task. Society teaches us that we must be strong, persistent, guarded, unemotional, logical…invulnerable. When this happens…
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 