The Swan and the Sandbar

There is an old image of a swan that can separate milk from water when the two are mixed together, … More

What Happens When the Worry Goes Away?

This morning I ordered twelve copies of my happiness workbook from Amazon. They’ll be delivered Saturday, just in time for … More

If qigong is meditation in motion, then Sketchfulness is mindfulness in motion. Begin with contact. A sound. A touch. A … More

This morning I was thinking about thought before it becomes a thought. Not a thought about something. Just thought. Maybe … More

When my daughter was at work, she asked me to go by and speak to the roofer who was coming … More

There’s a familiar Buddhist teaching about the second arrow. The first arrow is the pain of what happens. The second … More

A submarine, a spaceship, a mind—and a self that may not be where we think it is. The Pressure That … More

I have been thinking about the difference between thinking about an experience and actually experiencing it. I can think about … More

What is one of the first things you remember preparing for yourself? It doesn’t have to be something you made … More

Something has been changing. I’ve been noticing that my general level of happiness seems to have risen. I don’t know … More