Being selfless means….happiness?

Being selfless means….happiness?

“The more selfless you become, the more you will find that you have a kind of freedom…”  Swami Rama, Art of Joyful Living What to do with this self. This little self with desires, passions, the need for recognition… all hijacking freedom by courting...
I Wasn’t Exactly Homeless…

I Wasn’t Exactly Homeless…

…because I have a car, office and sheep wagon.  Fortunately I never needed to sleep in the first two. All summer I stashed stuff in all three places, hoping no one would notice.  Oh look, Renee’s clothes are hanging in her car again, she must be...
Wanting Things to Be Different

Wanting Things to Be Different

Boy Howdy, this is a tough one. I’ve been tracking myself for a few weeks, noticing how this desire throws me out of equilibrium. We can spend a whole day doing this. A lighter schedule. I wish had more time to….  A relationship to have more serenity. A job less...
It may not matter what you do…just show up.

It may not matter what you do…just show up.

When I made the Luminaire video last year, the brief narrative arrived easily.  This line was the only one I spoke directly to the camera. I didn’t really understand why.  I’d never said or written it before, and it felt a little edgy—it doesn’t...
India Takeaways, Sacred Journey

India Takeaways, Sacred Journey

Don’t waste time looking at faults and “imperfections.” Appreciate the whole. Create positive, conscious neural loops or “grooves.” “Good” is just a rung on the ladder~ don’t stay there, use it to keep moving. Monitor and calibrate responses, distractions, judgments,...
In the Flow of Ease

In the Flow of Ease

I’m on day 7 of 9 where I purposefully scheduled events almost every night. Usually I’m more judicious, so this was a conscious experiment. Then the Chamber asked me to organize the Carnival parade. Sure, I can do that. Then I got snotty and coughy for 2 weeks....