Our words can encourage or destroy While Right Speech is part of the Noble Eightfold Path, I am always reminded that the Eightfold Path is meant to be used collectively. This means that our speech is not truly beneficial to…
The power of our words
How am I different?
I don’t think that most of us can avoid attachment to the people we love. And I’m not sure that we should try to.
The high cost of ownership
And what do we truly own? Definition of OWN: belonging to oneself or itself — usually used following a possessive case or possessive adjective. How many times a day do we view or even verbalize our ownership of people, places…
The birdies are singing for you
Fifteen years ago I was blessed to become the Daddy to the most beautiful little Chow Chow puppy named Tammy. I had actually seen her at a pet shop, but did not want to take on the responsibility of another…
Your next heart attack may be soon
And it could very well be your last heart attack! If you are young, which I am not, then you may think a heart attack is irrelevant to you. But I actually had a good childhood friend of mine die…
Compassion fatigue
I recently read a Blog post by an Animal Rights activist named Piper Hoffman from Ourhenhouse.org. Piper talks about heading toward burnout, and what coping mechanisms she has learned to apply in her work and remain compassionate. But this immediately got…