#144: "Sometimes it feels like I don't know..."
I've been re-reading some of Pema Chödrön's book, When Things Fall Apart, and so much is still so relevant in today's chaotic and...
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- Nov 20
New Editor Transition
My editor for The Oxherd Boy book for adults will retire at the end of the year. This is a bittersweet transition, because Lindley was...
- Nov 16
#143: "Looks like a storm is coming in..."
As a parent, often we feel that our job is to protect our children from pain and relieve their suffering, and I honestly struggle with...
- Nov 10
#142: "In a world that lives like a fist..."
Peaceful living feels like a one giant paradox to me most of the time. I read koans, or some of the little snippets of conversations...
- Nov 2
#141: "There is a certain majesty..."
As a society, we place a premium on intelligence, cleverness, and humor, especially when all three are combined into a single, cutting...
- Oct 26
#140: "I should think I'm old enough..."
There is a little story that Ram Dass once told about caring for his aged father. Every morning, his father, a man who apparently was...
- Oct 18
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurter Buchmesse, or Frankfurt Book Fair, is taking place this week in Germany, and it's the first time I've heard of it....
- Oct 18
#139: Whatever you do, ask yourself...
Modern society teaches us that anything worthwhile doesn't come easily. We are always told that the good things in life take hard work....
- Oct 11
#138: "Sometimes you can only do a small, small thing for yourself..."
"Self care" is an interesting concept to consider, especially from a Buddhist perspective that teaches us the self doesn't actually...
- Oct 4
#137: "Do you ever wonder what happens..."
We often grapple with the question of death, what happens, how does it feel, where do we go, and whether we are reunited with those we...
- Sep 28
It's official! Children's book coming early 2025
The announcement for a children's book adaptation for The Oxherd Boy came out earlier this month in the publishing circles, and I am...
- Sep 25
#136: "Everyone says children are so lucky..."
How often are we held hostage by our past? Past pain, past hurts, past trauma holding us back from giving ourselves completely into a...
- Sep 15
#135: In those quiet moments...
I can glory in the abundance of life and the world, but the quiet moments have always been the ones for me -- not to be apart from it,...
- Sep 11
Introducing Some New Characters
One of the most interesting avenues that I've been able to explore with the books is expanding the world beyond just the three primary...
- Sep 7
#134: "All everyone wants these days..."
Is there a difference? Can you be one but not the other? Which would you pick if you could only choose one?
- Aug 31
#133: "After all is said and done..."
Whether by choice or by necessity, to experience the sweetness of doing nothing is a blessing enjoyed by far too few in this world.
- Aug 23
#132: "Oh no, you didn't finish your work..."
It's easy to feel impatient, to fee like we are stagnant or moving backwards, when we recognize that the world doesn't change fast enough...