Tag: gratitude

Slippin’ into darkness

lessons

Life is always such a wonderful teacher. Lessons which can be constantly observed in the nuances as well as the monumental moments of our lives. And while lessons are always available, quite often we all can be very unaware that…

The coming of Fall

death

Once a year, at least here in the Midwest, everyone celebrates death and decay. Sound odd? Well it’s true. And I’m not referring to Halloween either! Fall is coming soon, and everyone revels in the beautiful colors as the season…

Where is my practice?

practice

The practice, for me, is really the moment to moment experience of living this life. Yes, a critical component of this is always meditation. But meditation is only twenty or thirty minutes out of every twenty-four hours. This leaves a…

Getting off the happy wagon

happy

All aboard the peace train! More and more I watch so many people grasping for happiness. Facebook tends to illuminate this so profoundly with all the posts and pictures from people showing their desire for happiness. Heck, I have even…

Happy to be alive

happy to be alive

My very first thought as I awoke this morning was that I was so happy to be alive. Grateful for this day. I do not always wake up like this, but today it was clear to me that simply waking-up…