On Doing What You Fear
A few weeks ago I did some backpacking for the first time in 31 years. Turns out that when you raise your children with lots of exposure...
Gratitude as a Buoy
Recently, while taking some quiet reflection time, I decided to focus on gratitude. My mind immediately began scrolling through a list...
On Fathers
Here, for Father’s Day, are two nested meditations from my first book, Divinity in Disguise, and one non-nested poem. Enjoy! (If you’re...
The Tulip and the Tulip Tree: A Story for Anyone Who's Ever Compared His or Her Life to Another&
A tulip was planted in a garden beneath a towering tree. Each morning all through the month of May its blossoms unfurled. It was a joy to...
Intentional Friendship: One of Life's Purest Gifts
Twenty years ago I called a friend I’d already known for fifteen years and said, “You’re my best friend, but we’ve dwindled down to a...
Why I Need to Be Heavily Meditated
(light through trees photo copyright 2016 by Hannah Natzke) Don’t you just love the medication ads on television that tell you how...
Joy Management
I sometimes get a little wacky in the course of a counseling session. Occasionally when someone is going over the many stresses of life,...
My five-word definition of success
There are few things I find more challenging in in my incessant inner dialogue than getting clear about the concept of success. The...
Now this: My attempt to distill the essence of mindfulness
Recently as our daughter’s dog rumbled about our house, it saw something outside and bolted through the screen door, leaving it in...
A brief daily meditation for inner and world peace
After the recent attacks in Beirut, Paris, and San Bernardino, there has been for many a sense of dread about further attacks and an...
