I seem to be lucky or blessed to have a naturally happy disposition. It takes an unpleasant event or situation to send me into the land of grumpiness or pessimism. Even so, sadness and despair are no stranger to me, and during these times, I have reached outward, trying to grasp at something to bring that happiness back. Sometimes it’s a good book to help me forget, sometimes it’s food, sometimes it’s new stuff, or new friends. It never works. Continue reading “Trying to Hop on the Horizon” »

The dictionary defines relationship as the connection one object has to another.  It’s simply the connection. Yet, in our minds, relationships grow to be a huge embodiment of emotion, rules, assumptions, and expectations. Continue reading “Reality of Relationships” »

In the years I’ve been pursuing Buddhism, I find the topic of not-self coming up frequently. This topic can be baffling and disturbing at first. We are advised to investigate inwardly for evidence of a solid, intrinsic self, and we smash into this voice that says, “This is me, myself, and I!” Yet, as I dig more deeply, pick apart the many parts and essentials that make up the human being, I am discovering a subtle understanding of the not-self concept. Continue reading “Just Who Am I Anyway?” »

I’m noticing an interesting trend in my life, along with the same trend in my friends’ lives, and that is that we attract to us proof for our beliefs regardless of what those beliefs are. Continue reading “Attracting Proof of Our Beliefs” »