Breath as Liquid Wrench

Breath as Liquid WrenchSoftening the Mind Where It Has Seized Up Concentration on the breath, sensation, awareness, knowing as it … More

When the Song Is Over

When the Song Is OverHow thought continues while the mind rests in silence When did I realize the music had … More

Clarity of Mind In Motion

Clarity of Mind In Motion Letting the swing, the thought, and the moment unfold without interference, until clarity dissolves into … More

Contact: Where Attention Becomes Interest

Contact: Where Attention Becomes Interest Why Nothing Feels Dull When Contact Remains Mindfulness shows us where contact is already happening—and … More

Stoop On Stoop Off – the practice of starting over

I was thinking about when I was a kid playing stoop ball. If the ball came back on a bounce, … More

You Cannot Return to the Same Home Twice

An old doorway opened this morning. What I used to call Aladdin’s closet—a small, sloping space from childhood, built by … More

Beyond Mindfulness

A cell phone can be set down on a surface and begin to charge without any cord. No visible connection, … More

Where Do You Live?

The thought began with distance. Astronauts traveling farther from Earth than anyone before—but farther from what? The point they reach … More

Riding the Wave and Willawonta — Part Two

Willawonta A thought experiment. Imagine sitting in a calm, open state—thoughts flowing without needing to be analyzed. Now imagine a … More

Riding the Wave and Willawonta — Part One

Riding The Wave Most of the time, attention is spread wide—taking in a broad field without precision. Imagine a megaphone. … More