Stumbling along the Spiritual Path

I woke up at 2:00 AM wondering if I had overslept. Only in a monastery would you have this kind of thought! Looking at my clock I realized t...

Friday Morning I am finally settled in my room. The drive to the monastery was mostly roadwork and deep fog. The fog always reminds me of th...

I will be going on retreat this weekend. Once a year I spend several days and nights at the monastery in their guesthouse. I will get out of...

What is success? If success is measured by the size of your paycheck, I am a failure. If success is measured by how much power you wield, I ...

Many people struggle with work. Some love it, some hate it. A few find deep personal satisfaction in what they do but many don't. Some p...

Yesterday time moved at the pace of a melting glacier before global warming. At one point in the afternoon I went to the park outside my off...

This is my first posting on a new site. For a few years now I have been emailing thoughts, reflections, and inspirational quotes to hundreds...