by Daniel | May 23, 2023 | Integration Lifestyle
“Muddy Water is best Cleared By Leaving It Alone” Said Alan Watts, in his book, “The Way of Zen” Nature is as much a process as it is a thing, and this includes mud. We tend to think of the mud as something outside of ourselves. Work demands,...
by Daniel | Oct 1, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
Don’t surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you As few human or even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonight Has made my eyes so soft, My voice so tender, My need of God Absolutely Clear....
by Daniel | Mar 31, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” Ursula Le Guin Loving What Can’t Be Solved I was recently talking to a woman whose husband’s mental faculties were in decline. They are both...
by Daniel | Mar 21, 2019 | Integration Lifestyle
When the Third Eye Opens, Look Inside I had an experience in the late 90s. I hear other people describe similar experiences and call them ‘spiritual awakenings’ or something similar. I don’t much care for that talk. It gives the impressions of some kind of...
by Daniel | Nov 19, 2018 | Integration Lifestyle
The Metta Mindset More and more I find myself prescribing metta meditaiton to my clients. It’s a simple and practical tool. It’s virtually medicine. It’s good for what ails us. Of course, usually what ails us is some form of self directed discontent....