The Sweet Point of Release

I keep thinking about a spacecraft using a planet as a slingshot. If the angle is right, gravity pulls it…

Riding the Wave, Even When Nothing Moves

In meditation today, a few words from Adyashanti stuck with me: riding the wave of what is already happening, accepting…

The Mind’s Ballet

Last night I was watching a basketball game. I didn’t really care which team was winning. I wasn’t rooting for…

Faster Than a Speeding Thought

There’s an old phrase—faster than a speeding bullet.It was never really about speed.It was about not being able to see…

The Candy Flavor of Restraint

When I was a kid, I worked in a small candy store. At first, I tried everything—every candy, every flavor,…

Tuning In

It’s not that awareness isn’t here.It’s more like the radio is on, but no one has tuned the dial. Life…

The Staircase

Years ago, I worked in a greeting card store. It sold everything: cards, candy, ice cream, cigarettes, toys, books—probably more…

Chocolate All The Way Down

Today the question arrives as a tension rather than a problem. There is the viewpoint—call it belief or perception—that everything…

Catching Up With Now

Three hundred eighty people sit on a plane—some in the front, some in the back. Those in the back may…

Before The Highlight Reel

I’m sitting in the car, not driving, just waiting. Rain falls steadily, tapping the roof in soft, uneven rhythms. The…