Month: August 2012

  • I don’t mean to harp on this subject but  the only thing that I have to entertain me are my thoughts and this is what is on my mind lately. I feel like I need to get it out. There is a writer that I’ve been reading for the past year and I have really…

  • This exercise, so far, has been amazing. One day of no media clutter  and already I feel healthier psychologically. My mind feel sharper and clearer. I feel happier and less depressed. I haven’t had any thoughts of self-loathing in 24 hours. It’s really kind of awesome. There are moments when my ego wants to throw a…

  • In my sangha we are going through the book, “How To Train A Wild Elephant & Other Adventures In Mindfulness” by Jan Chozen. This week’s excercise is a media fast: For one week, do no take in any media. This includes news media, social media, and entertainment. Do not listen to radio, iPod, or CDs,…

  • I mentioned in my post from the other day that my current read has renewed my interest in cults. Specifically, the Rajneesh cult in central Oregon in the 1980s. I was talking about the book, Influence, with a couple of coworkers who are also reading it.  In the book’s chapter on Social Proof, the Jonestown…

  • Halloween of 1973. I was 4 years old. I remember this. I am with our neighbor. She took me to a halloween party at, I think, her school. I remember having a lot of fun at this party. I have a very clear memory of a trick someone did involving invisible ink. They wrote something…