I think I’ll stay for a while, because life has started to feel like a hallway I’m constantly sprinting down, grabbing at door handles I
Category: zen
Nothingness in a Restless World
“Within nothingness there is infinite potential.”— Shunmyō Masuno, Zen priest and author In a world obsessed with doing, achieving, and acquiring, the idea of nothingness
The Gift of Emptiness
There was a time in my life when fasting was my go-to Lenten journey, but it never really brought me the peace that I sought,
October Rains
The scorching summer heat of Portugal is long gone and in its place are the gloomy cloudy days filled with rain, wind and cooler temperatures.
Recluse or Hermit?
I’ve been referring to myself as a Frog Hermit for the past 18 months or so until someone brought up a valid point – are
How do you spoil yourself?
The usual question is to ask what is your love language? and that is relatively easy to answer. My love languages are food, words, and
