This line from Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) has been a guide for me ever since I first read it: “… each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” It’s a profound truth. It also takes all the neurosis out of daily
The Journey Itself is Home
Compassion in the Seasons
It’s Spring now. Every Spring the Earth is renewed. There’s compassion in that. Staying perpetually in winter wouldn’t be healthy and balanced. Compassion is part of this process, even though we don’t normally think of it in this way. It’s
Simple Happiness
This the second time I’m quoting from this book. The first excerpt is in Sound Mind, Sound Body. These Japanese concepts and life philosophies are both practical and human. They’re so workable because they’re natural truths found in life. Wabi-sabi
Walk Like a Buddha
Happy New Year! Do you ever blend your spiritual knowledge and practices with fitness routines? Or take those same teachings and apply them in a new, practical way? The story Thich Nhat Hanh tells below is one reason I collect
Sound Mind, Sound Body
I’ve nothing to add to this. It’s brilliant! Ikigai — The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life, Hector Garcia and Frances Miralles It has been shown that maintaining an active, adaptable mind is one of the key factors
Reiki Article for Hospital Newspaper
I wrote this in 2004 for South Florida Hospital News. At the time, I was resident Reiki Master-Teacher and Practitioner at Broward Health Imperial Point. This was my second stint there. Previously there was an actual Wellness wing at this
Embracing Your Spirituality and Gifts
When common challenges arise in my spiritual practice, and others — the people I teach and help heal also report common pitfalls, I write about it here. Mostly what’s been covered so far has been about the roadblocks to regular