Stories – May 29, 2012 Meditation

Stories For some of you who are older you may remember a phrase on one of the popular television show that closed with the line: “There are eight million stories in the Naked City. This has been one of them.” (Naked City) We each, every one of us, has a story just as unique and important as everyone else’s. Everyone’s story is complicated and compelling, equal to your own. We don’t listen to or sometimes…

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Memorial Day – May 28, 2012 Meditation

Memorial Day Today in the United States we celebrate Memorial Day, a day we set aside to honor those who gave their lives in service to our country. I am taking a break today from my writing and will share with you a Dharma talk I gave in 2009. I hope you find it meaningful.

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Good News Bad News – May 27, 2012 Meditation

Good News Bad News So which do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news? It could be potentially terrible news however it could potentially be the best news. Well the good news and the bad news is that nothing is permanent, nothing last forever, nothing remains unchanged forever.

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Appreciate What You Have And What You Have Appreciates – May 26, 2012 Meditation

Appreciate What You Have And What You Have Appreciates I have written before about having a mind or life of gratitude and how the more grateful we can be the more we will perceive our lives as happy ones. Continuing on with how ‘lucky’ people are different from ‘unlucky’ people today I’ll again talk about gratitude or appreciation. (If you did not read the article I linked yesterday here is the link again) When you…

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