Nonurgency

Voluntary Simplicity

03/31/2019

I like to practice voluntary simplicity to counter such impulses and make sure nourishment comes at a deep level. It involves intentionally doing only one thing at a time and making sure I am here for it. Many occasions present themselves: taking a walk, f...

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Walden

03/19/2019

There were times when I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hand. I love a broad margin to my life. Sometimes, in a summer morning, having taken my accustomed bath, I sat in my sunny doorway fro...

Listen

02/21/2019

Listen. The quiet is healing.

Cat's in the Cradle

01/20/2019

Cat's in the Cradle Harry Chapin My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away And he was talking 'fore I knew it, and as he grew He'd say "I'...

Which master do you serve?

12/11/2018

Which master do you serve? Do you serve your heart: your true authentic self? Or do you serve: Seeking approval Seeking attention? Consistency of beliefs? Maintaining an identity? Consistency with past opinions? Appearing knowledgeable? Establishing domina...

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Everything is going to be okay

09/26/2018

When will everything be okay? When everything is okay exactly the way that it is.

Sleep

09/24/2018

“Most of us follow a sleep-waking pattern of sleeping for 6–8 hours followed by staying awake for approximately 16–18. This is a relatively recent invention. For most of human history, our ancestors engaged in two rounds of sleep, called segmented sleep or...

Mind wandering

09/05/2018

“Have you ever sat in an airplane or train, just staring out the window with nothing to read, looking at nothing in particular? You might have found that the time passed very pleasantly, with no real memory of what exactly you were looking at, what you wer...