… And Then There’s This Moment

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All we really have is a long string of moments which, when concatenated together, extend into a lifetime. While we do our best to fill those moments with value, with meaning, with heartful interchanges, how many of those moments are we actually present for? How many do we have where we are sublimely aware of the actual moment as it unfolds and our presence within it? The truth is that almost all of my moments slip by unaware, sand slipping through my fingers without even being aware of the sand itself let alone its texture or color. Since returning to … Read on…

Kathmandu Impressions

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I wandered some of the streets, alleyways, and courtyards of Kathmandu yesterday, partly as a photographic excursion and also to get a first hand glimpse of the effects of the recent earthquakes. The first thing I noticed is that, with a camera in my hand, beauty seems to appear most everywhere I look. It is that draw to beauty which keeps me tethered to my camera. While wandering with a camera, it is as if the beauty-appreciation part of the hypothalamus shuts off most everything else. On the practical observation side, tourism here seems significantly down. Hotels are largely vacant … Read on…

Travel, Presence and Cultivating Meaningful Work

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It’s kind of amazing how quickly I can kick into a different mode while traveling. Something happens to me once I finish everything I need to finish prior to a trip. It’s always such a slog to ready my home for a summer of renters and preemtively prepare for a summer away. Sometimes I’ll change gears just after leaving my home in my car as I drive down my street, sometimes on the airplane, but this time it happened on the train from Oakland to SFO. I always travel with a mala of prayer beads from Dharamsala from the Dalai … Read on…

Establishing Habits for Positive Change

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Over the past several months, I have been playing with making positive changes in my life. In the process, I’ve learned a lot about habits, both positive and negative, and how to alter them. It is important when establishing new habits to make a commitment for a limited time. Open ended commitments are almost always destined to fail.The period of time I’ve been playing with for establishing a new habit is 6 weeks. After the original commitment period, one is fully free to choose, but by that time, the habit seems to be well established and the recognition of the … Read on…

Nepal Earthquake and Kissing the Tea Cup Goodbye

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I’m shaken from the recent earthquake in Nepal and I’m not even there right now. My stomach has beeb twisted and a low-level but pervasive anxiety seems to be coursing through my system. I can barely begin to imagine how it must feel to be there. The feeling of not being able to trust the ground beneath one’s feet can be very disorienting. I experienced it first hand after the earthquake in San Francisco in 1989 and found myself prone to anxiety for a few weeks when straying too far from home. The hardest part for me right now is … Read on…